On Mon, 05 Mar 2007 18:03:59 -0600 Robert Peterson wrote:
> This is try #2 for this patch, with corrections based on feedback.
> It is the same as the previous patch except:
> (1) The function has been renamed from lookup_symbol to sprint_symbol
> as requested by Paulo Marques.
> (2) I fixed the "return NULL;" to "return;" as pointed out by Paulo Marques
> for the case where the kallsyms function is not selected in .config
> (3) I changed EXPORT_SYMBOL to EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL as
> requested by Roman Zippel. (Andrew, I thought you said you changed this,
> but I didn't see it in mm1).
>
> I hope this patch attaches with proper spacing and without word wrap.
> If it doesn't, my apologies (I'm using Thunderbird, but suggestions
> welcome).
>
> Original comment:
>
> Today's print_symbol function dumps a kernel symbol with printk.
> This patch extends the functionality of kallsyms.c so that the symbol
> lookup function may be used without the printk. This is
> useful for modules that want to dump symbols elsewhere, for
> example, to debugfs. I intend to use the new function call in the
> GFS2 file system (which will be a separate patch).
>
> Signed-off-by: Robert Peterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> ---
argh, attachment, harder to review/comment on....
I had commented on this comment, but you seem to have missed it.
+/* Replace "%s" in format with address, or returns -errno. */
+void __print_symbol(const char *fmt, unsigned long address)
+{
This function does not "returns -errno" at all.
---
~Randy
using tbird for inline patches:
http://mbligh.org/linuxdocs/Email/Clients/Thunderbird
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