Re: [RFC PATCH 0/3] kallsyms: add option to include relative filepaths into kallsyms

From: Alexander Lobakin
Date: Mon Aug 22 2022 - 10:42:17 EST


From: Alexander Lobakin <alexandr.lobakin@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2022 13:53:03 +0200

> This is an early RFC to not rewrite stuff one more time later on if
> the implementation is not acceptable or any major design changes are
> required. For the TODO list, please scroll to the end.
>
> Make kallsyms independent of symbols positions in vmlinux (or module)
> by including relative filepath in each symbol's kallsyms value. I.e.
>
> dev_gro_receive -> net/core/gro.c:dev_gro_receive

Oops, forgot to Cc some more folks I was talking to regarding the
previous implementation <O> Fixed, pls let me know if you prefer to
get a resend.

> --
> 2.37.2

Thanks,
Olek