Re: [RFC][PATCH 1/3] objtool: Rename rela to reloc

From: Josh Poimboeuf
Date: Thu May 28 2020 - 10:05:05 EST


On Wed, May 27, 2020 at 09:42:31AM -0700, Matt Helsley wrote:
> Before supporting additional relocation types rename the relevant
> types and functions from "rela" to "reloc". This work can largely
> be done with the following regex:
>
> Notable exceptions include gelf_* library calls and
> standard/expected section names which still use "rela" because
> they encode the type of relocation expected. Also, keep "rela"
> in the struct because it encodes a specify type of relocation

Missing regex?

BTW it would be really nice if the regex were exact if possible, for
stable backporting reasons.

--
Josh