linux-kernel - [PATCH 2/8] scripts/mksysmap: remove comments described in nm(1)

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Date:   Wed,  8 Mar 2023 20:52:37 +0900
From:   Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>
To:     linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Zhen Lei <thunder.leizhen@...wei.com>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>,
        Nathan Chancellor <nathan@...nel.org>,
        Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>,
        Nicolas Schier <nicolas@...sle.eu>
Subject: [PATCH 2/8] scripts/mksysmap: remove comments described in nm(1)

I do not think we need to repeat what is written in 'man nm'.

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

 scripts/mksysmap | 19 -------------------
 1 file changed, 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/mksysmap b/scripts/mksysmap
index 16a08b8ef2f8..697fc6653953 100755
--- a/scripts/mksysmap
+++ b/scripts/mksysmap
@@ -10,25 +10,6 @@
 #####
 # Generate System.map (actual filename passed as second argument)
 
-# $NM produces the following output:
-# f0081e80 T alloc_vfsmnt
-
-#   The second row specify the type of the symbol:
-#   A = Absolute
-#   B = Uninitialised data (.bss)
-#   C = Common symbol
-#   D = Initialised data
-#   G = Initialised data for small objects
-#   I = Indirect reference to another symbol
-#   N = Debugging symbol
-#   R = Read only
-#   S = Uninitialised data for small objects
-#   T = Text code symbol
-#   U = Undefined symbol
-#   V = Weak symbol
-#   W = Weak symbol
-#   Corresponding small letters are local symbols
-
 # For System.map filter away:
 #   a - local absolute symbols
 #   U - undefined global symbols
-- 
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