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

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Date:   Mon, 10 Apr 2023 18:38:05 +0900
From:   Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>
To:     Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>
Cc:     linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Zhen Lei <thunder.leizhen@...wei.com>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Nathan Chancellor <nathan@...nel.org>,
        Nicolas Schier <nicolas@...sle.eu>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/8] scripts/mksysmap: remove comments described in nm(1)

On Sat, Apr 8, 2023 at 3:46 AM Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com> wrote:
>
> On Wed, Mar 8, 2023 at 3:52 AM Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org> wrote:
> >
> > I do not think we need to repeat what is written in 'man nm'.
>
> I agree, but the paragraphs following the one you removed refer to a,
> U, N, w, T, t, and W now with no context that those are the nm
> formats.
>
> I'm ok with this patch, but please consider adding a sentence along
> the lines of:
>
> The following refers to the symbol type as per nm(1).


OK, I will fold this comment locally.

Thanks.




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Best Regards
Masahiro Yamada