linux-kernel - [PATCH v3 12/15] modpost: simplify the ->is

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Date:   Thu,  5 May 2022 16:22:41 +0900
From:   Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>
To:     linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     clang-built-linux@...glegroups.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Nicolas Schier a <nicolas@...sle.eu>,
        Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@...nel.org>,
        Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@...nel.org>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org, linux-um@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-s390@...r.kernel.org,
        Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>,
        Sami Tolvanen <samitolvanen@...gle.com>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>
Subject: [PATCH v3 12/15] 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>
---

(no changes since v2)

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 e07542a90fc6..4edd5b223f49 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c
+++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ static struct symbol *alloc_symbol(const char *name)
 
 	memset(s, 0, sizeof(*s));
 	strcpy(s->name, name);
-	s->is_static = true;
+
 	return s;
 }
 
@@ -376,6 +376,7 @@ 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->is_gpl_only = gpl_only;
 	list_add_tail(&s->list, &mod->exported_symbols);
 	hash_add_symbol(s);
@@ -2523,7 +2524,6 @@ static void read_dump(const char *fname)
 			mod->from_dump = true;
 		}
 		s = sym_add_exported(symname, mod, gpl_only);
-		s->is_static = false;
 		sym_set_crc(s, crc);
 		sym_update_namespace(symname, namespace);
 	}
-- 
2.32.0