Re: [PATCH v5 01/19] scripts: move genksyms crc32 implementation to a common include

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Hi,

On Mon, Nov 11, 2024 at 8:06 PM Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Thu, Oct 31, 2024 at 2:01 AM Sami Tolvanen <samitolvanen@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > To avoid duplication between host programs, move the crc32 code to a
> > shared header file.
>
>
> Only the motivation to use this long table is to keep compatibility
> between genksyms and gendwarfksyms.
> I do not think this should be exposed to other programs.
>
>
> If you avoid the code duplication, you can do
>
> // scripts/gendwarfksyms/crc.c
> #include "../genksyms/crc.c"

Sure, that sounds reasonable. I'll change this in the next version.

> > Suggested-by: Petr Pavlu <petr.pavlu@xxxxxxxx>
> > Signed-off-by: Sami Tolvanen <samitolvanen@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Acked-by: Neal Gompa <neal@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> Does this Ack add any value?
>
> Acked-by is meaningful only when it is given by someone who
> maintains the relevant area or has established a reputation.
>
> $ git grep "Neal Gompa"
> $ git shortlog -n -s | grep "Neal Gompa"
>      2 Neal Gompa
>
> His Ack feels more like "I like it" rather than a qualified endorsement.

Like Neal explained, an Ack from a potential user of this feature
seemed relevant, but if you don't think it's meaningful, I can
certainly drop it.

Sami





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