linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6] scripts/link-vmlinux.sh: Add alias to duplicate symbols for kallsyms

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Message-ID: <CAPp5cGQsm9jJw5dktGbM1EpvU1wi1c+Bt2r+Lj=Wn_pBkt6oSw@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Thu, 26 Oct 2023 18:58:06 +0200
From:   Alessandro Carminati <alessandro.carminati@...il.com>
To:     Francis Laniel <flaniel@...ux.microsoft.com>
Cc:     Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>,
        Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>,
        Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v6] scripts/link-vmlinux.sh: Add alias to duplicate
 symbols for kallsyms

Hello Francis,


Il giorno gio 26 ott 2023 alle ore 18:01 Francis Laniel
<flaniel@...ux.microsoft.com> ha scritto:
>
> Hi!
>
>
> Le mercredi 25 octobre 2023, 21:33:43 EEST Alessandro Carminati a écrit :
> > Hi Francis,
> > Thanks a lot for your feedback!
>
> You are welcome!
>
> > Il giorno mer 25 ott 2023 alle ore 15:21 Francis Laniel
> >
> > /* SNIP */
> > > > debug >= DebugLevel.INFO.value:
> > > Shouldn't this rather test nmdata?
> >
> > Not sure to understand this feedback.
>
> Sorry, this was not clear.
> Rather than testing vmlinux_file, shouldn't you test nmdata_file?
Now I see your point.
If the assumption is that scripts/kas_alias.py is triggered by
scripts/link-vmlinux.sh I dare to say that it makes no difference.
But, since the purpose of this work is to manipulate the nmdata_file, using
it is probably fitting more the use case.
>
>
> Best regards.
>
>
Thank you for the precious suggestions.
Regards
Alessandro