linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 01/12] modpost: split the section mismatch checks into section-check.c

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Message-ID: <CAKwvOd=SZYO0344rrJWP+JvmuZmQ9N6VM9UgMwrb9fH3MaNLMQ@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Wed, 11 May 2022 15:28:07 -0700
From:   Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>
To:     Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>
Cc:     linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Nathan Chancellor <nathan@...nel.org>,
        Nicolas Schier <nicolas@...sle.eu>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        linux-modules@...r.kernel.org, llvm@...ts.linux.dev,
        Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@...nel.org>,
        Sami Tolvanen <samitolvanen@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 01/12] modpost: split the section mismatch checks into section-check.c

On Wed, May 11, 2022 at 9:49 AM Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org> wrote:
>
> modpost.c is too big, and the half of the code is for section checks.
> Split it.
>
> Also, move some related typedefs and macros from modpost.h to
> section-check.c
>
> Copy Sam's Copyright there. Commit b39927cf4cc5 ("kbuild: check for
> section mismatch during modpost stage") is the initial work for the
> section checks.
>
> Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>

Reviewed-by: Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>

Sorry again for my "brain fart" in reviewing the global var in v4. :(
I think my blood sugar was getting low or something...

> ---
>
> Changes in v5:
>    - Fix the build error  (spotted by Nathan)
>    - Do not do codying style changes  (Suggested by Nick)

I'm surprised the style changes didn't show up in v5 as a later patch
in the series. I wasn't against them in general, just thought it would
be easier to review if they were distinct commits.
-- 
Thanks,
~Nick Desaulniers