Re: [PATCH v2 10/14] objtool: Extract elf_symbol_add()

From: Josh Poimboeuf
Date: Thu Mar 18 2021 - 22:14:58 EST


On Thu, Mar 18, 2021 at 06:11:13PM +0100, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> Create a common helper to add symbols.
>
> Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> tools/objtool/elf.c | 57 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------------
> 1 file changed, 33 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-)
>
> --- a/tools/objtool/elf.c
> +++ b/tools/objtool/elf.c
> @@ -290,12 +290,41 @@ static int read_sections(struct elf *elf
> return 0;
> }
>
> +static bool elf_symbol_add(struct elf *elf, struct symbol *sym)

How about "elf_add_symbol()" for consistency with my other suggestions
(elf_add_reloc() and elf_add_string()). And return an int.

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Josh