Re: [PATCH] livepatch: Let compiler put module initialized function to section ".init.text"

[Josh Poimboeuf]

On Fri, May 22, 2015 at 02:10:32PM +0800, Minfei Huang wrote:
> From: Minfei Huang <mnfhuang@xxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Usually we prefer to let compiler put the module initialized function to
> section ".init.text". Thus this text in memory will be freed in future.
> 
> Once we add the "__init" preceding function name, we can use following
> command to find it in specfied section.
> 
>   $ objdump -t -j .init.text built-in.o
> 
>   built-in.o:     file format elf64-x86-64
> 
>   SYMBOL TABLE:
>   0000000000000000 l    d  .init.text	0000000000000000 .init.text
>   0000000000000000 l     F .init.text	000000000000004e klp_init
> 
> Signed-off-by: Minfei Huang <mnfhuang@xxxxxxxxx>

The patch looks good but can you make the subject more concise?  Maybe
something like:

  livepatch: annotate klp_init() with __init

Thanks.

-- 
Josh
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