Re: [PATCH] Module loader against 2.5.46: 9/9

Rusty Russell (rusty@rustcorp.com.au)
Thu, 07 Nov 2002 22:08:24 +1100


In message <25206.1036586620@ocs3.intra.ocs.com.au> you write:
> On Tue, 05 Nov 2002 11:47:27 +1100,
> Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au> wrote:
> >The new one is:
> >/* Lookup an address. modname is set to NULL if it's in the kernel. */
> >const char *kallsyms_lookup(unsigned long addr,
> > unsigned long *symbolsize,
> > unsigned long *offset,
> > char **modname);
>
> If you are going to change the interface then don't call it kallsyms.
> kallsyms and that interface were designed to kernel debugging in
> general and kdb in particular.

That explains it: I didn't think you were insane 8). Thanks, I'll
move it to some other name which just does the "add symbols to oops"
minimum.

Thanks!
Rusty.

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  Anyone who quotes me in their sig is an idiot. -- Rusty Russell.
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