On Thu, Jul 7, 2022 at 1:45 PM Baruch Siach <baruch@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > CONFIG_KALLSYMS_ALL is required for kernel live patching which is a > common use case that is enabled in some major distros. Update the > Kconfig help text to reflect that. > > While at it, s/e.g./i.e./ to match the text intention. > > Signed-off-by: Baruch Siach <baruch@xxxxxxxxxx> > --- Applied to linux-kbuild. Thanks. > init/Kconfig | 9 +++++---- > 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig > index c7900e8975f1..20ef72dd6f44 100644 > --- a/init/Kconfig > +++ b/init/Kconfig > @@ -1722,16 +1722,17 @@ config KALLSYMS_ALL > help > Normally kallsyms only contains the symbols of functions for nicer > OOPS messages and backtraces (i.e., symbols from the text and inittext > - sections). This is sufficient for most cases. And only in very rare > - cases (e.g., when a debugger is used) all symbols are required (e.g., > - names of variables from the data sections, etc). > + sections). This is sufficient for most cases. And only if you want to > + enable kernel live patching, or other less common use cases (e.g., > + when a debugger is used) all symbols are required (i.e., names of > + variables from the data sections, etc). > > This option makes sure that all symbols are loaded into the kernel > image (i.e., symbols from all sections) in cost of increased kernel > size (depending on the kernel configuration, it may be 300KiB or > something like this). > > - Say N unless you really need all symbols. > + Say N unless you really need all symbols, or kernel live patching. > > config KALLSYMS_ABSOLUTE_PERCPU > bool > -- > 2.35.1 > -- Best Regards Masahiro Yamada
