Adding Lucas DeMarchi to the thread after voicing an interest in the modpost patch. On Thu, Oct 31, 2024 at 12:49 AM Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Wed, Oct 30, 2024 at 10:06:12PM -0700, Matthew Maurer wrote: > > On Wed, Oct 30, 2024 at 9:37 PM Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > On Thu, Oct 31, 2024 at 12:22:36PM +1100, Michael Ellerman wrote: > > > > Matthew Maurer <mmaurer@xxxxxxxxxx> writes: > > > > > Adds a new format for MODVERSIONS which stores each field in a separate > > > > > ELF section. This initially adds support for variable length names, but > > > > > could later be used to add additional fields to MODVERSIONS in a > > > > > backwards compatible way if needed. Any new fields will be ignored by > > > > > old user tooling, unlike the current format where user tooling cannot > > > > > tolerate adjustments to the format (for example making the name field > > > > > longer). > > > > > > > > > > Since PPC munges its version records to strip leading dots, we reproduce > > > > > the munging for the new format. Other architectures do not appear to > > > > > have architecture-specific usage of this information. > > > > > > > > > > Reviewed-by: Sami Tolvanen <samitolvanen@xxxxxxxxxx> > > > > > Signed-off-by: Matthew Maurer <mmaurer@xxxxxxxxxx> > > > > > --- > > > > > arch/powerpc/kernel/module_64.c | 24 ++++++++++- > > > > > > > > Acked-by: Michael Ellerman <mpe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> (powerpc) > > > > > > Michael, Matthew, why make everyone deal with this instead of just > > > making this an arch thing and ppc would be the only one doing it? > > > > > > Luis > > > > > > > I'm not sure I understand - the PPC changes are in an arch-specific > > directory, and triggered through the arch-implemented callback > > mod_frob_arch_sections. What would you like done to make it more of an > > arch-thing? > > Sorry, yes, I see that now, that's what I get for late night patch > review. Nevermidn, this all looks good to me now. > > Luis