From: Masahiro Yamada > Sent: 28 September 2022 07:40 > > The default namespace is the null string, "". > > When set, the null string "" is converted to NULL: > > s->namespace = namespace[0] ? NOFAIL(strdup(namespace)) : NULL; > > When printed, the NULL pointer is get back to the null string: > > sym->namespace ?: "" > > This saves 1 byte memory allocated for "", but loses the readability. The code size changes are far larger that any data sizes. > In kernel-space, we strive to save memory, but modpost is a userspace > tool used to build the kernel. On modern systems, such small piece of > memory is not a big deal. > > Handle the namespace string as is. > > Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@xxxxxxxxxx> > Reviewed-by: Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@xxxxxxxxxx> > --- > > (no changes since v1) > > scripts/mod/modpost.c | 17 +++++++++++------ > 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.c b/scripts/mod/modpost.c > index 0bb5bbd176b4..29f30558a398 100644 > --- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c > +++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c > @@ -297,6 +297,13 @@ static bool contains_namespace(struct list_head *head, const char *namespace) > { > struct namespace_list *list; > > + /* > + * The default namespace is null string "", which is always implicitly > + * contained. > + */ > + if (!namespace[0]) > + return true; > + > list_for_each_entry(list, head, list) { > if (!strcmp(list->namespace, namespace)) > return true; > @@ -366,7 +373,7 @@ static struct symbol *sym_add_exported(const char *name, struct module *mod, > s = alloc_symbol(name); > s->module = mod; > s->is_gpl_only = gpl_only; > - s->namespace = namespace[0] ? NOFAIL(strdup(namespace)) : NULL; > + s->namespace = NOFAIL(strdup(namespace)); > list_add_tail(&s->list, &mod->exported_symbols); > hash_add_symbol(s); > > @@ -1928,8 +1935,7 @@ static void check_exports(struct module *mod) > else > basename = mod->name; > > - if (exp->namespace && > - !contains_namespace(&mod->imported_namespaces, exp->namespace)) { > + if (!contains_namespace(&mod->imported_namespaces, exp->namespace)) { Do you still need to optimise/check for the default namespace? David > modpost_log(allow_missing_ns_imports ? LOG_WARN : LOG_ERROR, > "module %s uses symbol %s from namespace %s, but does not import it.\n", > basename, exp->name, exp->namespace); > @@ -2015,8 +2021,7 @@ static void add_exported_symbols(struct buffer *buf, struct module *mod) > list_for_each_entry(sym, &mod->exported_symbols, list) > buf_printf(buf, "KSYMTAB_%s(%s, \"%s\", \"%s\");\n", > sym->is_func ? "FUNC" : "DATA", sym->name, > - sym->is_gpl_only ? "_gpl" : "", > - sym->namespace ?: ""); > + sym->is_gpl_only ? "_gpl" : "", sym->namespace); > > if (!modversions) > return; > @@ -2284,7 +2289,7 @@ static void write_dump(const char *fname) > buf_printf(&buf, "0x%08x\t%s\t%s\tEXPORT_SYMBOL%s\t%s\n", > sym->crc, sym->name, mod->name, > sym->is_gpl_only ? "_GPL" : "", > - sym->namespace ?: ""); > + sym->namespace); > } > } > write_buf(&buf, fname); > -- > 2.34.1 - Registered Address Lakeside, Bramley Road, Mount Farm, Milton Keynes, MK1 1PT, UK Registration No: 1397386 (Wales)