linux-kernel - [PATCH v2 25/26] modpost: simplify the ->is

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Date:   Sun,  1 May 2022 17:40:31 +0900
From:   Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>
To:     linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>,
        Michal Marek <michal.lkml@...kovi.net>,
        Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>
Subject: [PATCH v2 25/26] modpost: simplify the ->is_static initialization

->is_static is set to true at allocation, then to false if the symbol
comes from the dump file.

It is simpler to use !mod->from_dump as the init value.

Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>
---

Changes in v2:
  - New patch

 scripts/mod/modpost.c | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.c b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
index 1f2f53688d40..85fcac84d2d1 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c
+++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ static struct symbol *alloc_symbol(const char *name)
 
 	memset(s, 0, sizeof(*s));
 	strcpy(s->name, name);
-	s->is_static = true;
+
 	return s;
 }
 
@@ -424,6 +424,7 @@ static struct symbol *sym_add_exported(const char *name, struct module *mod,
 
 	s = alloc_symbol(name);
 	s->module = mod;
+	s->is_static = !mod->from_dump;
 	s->export    = export;
 	list_add_tail(&s->list, &mod->exported_symbols);
 	hash_add_symbol(s);
@@ -2518,7 +2519,6 @@ static void read_dump(const char *fname)
 			mod->from_dump = true;
 		}
 		s = sym_add_exported(symname, mod, export_no(export));
-		s->is_static = false;
 		sym_set_crc(s, crc);
 		sym_update_namespace(symname, namespace);
 	}
-- 
2.32.0