linux-kernel - [PATCH v4 11/21] modpost: rename find_elf_symbol() and find_elf

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Date:   Sun, 14 May 2023 05:44:52 +0900
From:   Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>
To:     linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Nathan Chancellor <nathan@...nel.org>,
        Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>,
        Nicolas Pitre <npitre@...libre.com>,
        Nicolas Schier <nicolas@...sle.eu>,
        Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>
Subject: [PATCH v4 11/21] modpost: rename find_elf_symbol() and find_elf_symbol2()

find_elf_symbol() and find_elf_symbol2() are not good names.

Rename them to find_better_symbol(), find_nearest_symbol(),
respectively.

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

 scripts/mod/modpost.c | 12 ++++++------
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.c b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
index b4fa9e0be4d1..d2a9c655f6ea 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c
+++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
@@ -1118,8 +1118,8 @@ static inline int is_valid_name(struct elf_info *elf, Elf_Sym *sym)
 }
 
 /* Look up the nearest symbol based on the section and the address */
-static Elf_Sym *find_elf_symbol2(struct elf_info *elf, Elf_Addr addr,
-				 unsigned int secndx)
+static Elf_Sym *find_nearest_symbol(struct elf_info *elf, Elf_Addr addr,
+				    unsigned int secndx)
 {
 	Elf_Sym *sym;
 	Elf_Sym *near = NULL;
@@ -1140,14 +1140,14 @@ static Elf_Sym *find_elf_symbol2(struct elf_info *elf, Elf_Addr addr,
 	return near;
 }
 
-static Elf_Sym *find_elf_symbol(struct elf_info *elf, Elf_Addr addr, Elf_Sym *sym)
+static Elf_Sym *find_better_symbol(struct elf_info *elf, Elf_Addr addr, Elf_Sym *sym)
 {
 	/* If the supplied symbol is valid, return it */
 	if (sym->st_name != 0)
 		return sym;
 
 	/* Otherwise, look up a better symbol */
-	return find_elf_symbol2(elf, addr, get_secindex(elf, sym));
+	return find_nearest_symbol(elf, addr, get_secindex(elf, sym));
 }
 
 static bool is_executable_section(struct elf_info *elf, unsigned int secndx)
@@ -1169,10 +1169,10 @@ static void default_mismatch_handler(const char *modname, struct elf_info *elf,
 	const char *tosym;
 	const char *fromsym;
 
-	from = find_elf_symbol2(elf, r->r_offset, fsecndx);
+	from = find_nearest_symbol(elf, r->r_offset, fsecndx);
 	fromsym = sym_name(elf, from);
 
-	to = find_elf_symbol(elf, r->r_addend, sym);
+	to = find_better_symbol(elf, r->r_addend, sym);
 	tosym = sym_name(elf, to);
 
 	/* check whitelist - we may ignore it */
-- 
2.39.2