Re: [RFC PATCH 13/13] of: Remove unused variable overlay_symbols

[Frank Rowand]

On 10/27/16 09:27, Frank Rowand wrote:
> On 10/27/16 07:41, Pantelis Antoniou wrote:
>> Hi Frank,
>>
>>
>>> On Oct 25, 2016, at 23:59 , frowand.list@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
>>>
>>> From: Frank Rowand <frank.rowand@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>
>>> This unused variable is a reminder that symbols in overlays are
>>> not available to subsequent overlays.  If such a feature is
>>> desired then there are several ways it could be implemented.
>>>
>>
>> Please donât apply that. Thereâs a patch that actually imports
>> the symbol table from overlays that subsequent operations
>> work.
>>
>> Please see:
>>
>> https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9104701/
> 
> Thanks for the pointer!  When the import symbols patch is applied
> then the comment in my patch header becomes incorrect.  I will
> change the patch comment to act is if the import symbols patch
> is in place.
> 
> But the node pointer that my patch removes is still not used
> for anything, even if the import symbols patch is applied.
> 
> Am I missing something?

I was missing a later patch in the symbol import patch set that
updated resolver.c to use the imported symbols.  I'll go look
at that.