linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] gendwarfksyms: make -T symtypes output be in name order

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Message-ID: <2025062345-egotistic-carwash-b552@gregkh>
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2025 11:32:57 +0200
From: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To: Giuliano Procida <gprocida@...gle.com>
Cc: Sami Tolvanen <samitolvanen@...gle.com>,
	Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>,
	linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] gendwarfksyms: make -T symtypes output be in name order

On Mon, Jun 23, 2025 at 10:21:47AM +0100, Giuliano Procida wrote:
> When writing symtypes information, we iterate through the entire hash
> table containing type expansions. The key order varies unpredictably
> as new entries are added, making it harder to compare symtypes between
> builds.
> 
> Resolve this by sorting the type expansions by name before output.

Ah, very nice, thanks!

Acked-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>