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From: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
To: Jiri Kosina <jikos-DgEjT+Ai2ygdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>
Cc: Petr Mladek <pmladek-IBi9RG/b67k@public.gmane.org>,
	Miroslav Benes <mbenes-AlSwsSmVLrQ@public.gmane.org>,
	Chris J Arges
	<chris.j.arges-Z7WLFzj8eWMS+FvcfC7Uqw@public.gmane.org>,
	live-patching-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org,
	jeyu-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org,
	Seth Jennings <sjenning-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>,
	Vojtech Pavlik <vojtech-IBi9RG/b67k@public.gmane.org>,
	linux-api-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org,
	linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] livepatch: old_name.number scheme in livepatch sysfs directory
Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2015 14:06:08 -0600	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20151103200608.GQ27488@treble.redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <alpine.LNX.2.00.1511032055570.22567-ztGlSCb7Y1iN3ZZ/Hiejyg@public.gmane.org>

On Tue, Nov 03, 2015 at 08:57:24PM +0100, Jiri Kosina wrote:
> On Tue, 3 Nov 2015, Petr Mladek wrote:
> 
> > Also I would omit the suffix at all when it is the first occurrence. It 
> > will cause that unique symbols will not be numbered.
> 
> That'd mean that the names (including suffixes) are not stable, because a 
> particular name that has originally been unique can later be made 
> non-unique when module brings in a conflicting name.

The numbering (and uniqueness) is per-object, so the same symbol name
from another module would live in a separate namespace and wouldn't
create a conflict.

-- 
Josh

  parent reply	other threads:[~2015-11-03 20:06 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 38+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2015-11-02 17:58 [PATCH] livepatch: old_name.number scheme in livepatch sysfs directory Chris J Arges
2015-11-02 19:15 ` Jessica Yu
     [not found] ` <1446487137-8469-1-git-send-email-chris.j.arges-Z7WLFzj8eWMS+FvcfC7Uqw@public.gmane.org>
2015-11-02 19:52   ` [PATCH] " Josh Poimboeuf
2015-11-02 20:16     ` Chris J Arges
2015-11-02 20:32       ` Josh Poimboeuf
     [not found]         ` <20151102203241.GF27488-8wJ5/zUtDR0XGNroddHbYwC/G2K4zDHf@public.gmane.org>
2015-11-02 22:59           ` [PATCH v2] " Chris J Arges
2015-11-03  9:50             ` Miroslav Benes
2015-11-03 15:03               ` Josh Poimboeuf
     [not found]             ` <1446505187-28970-1-git-send-email-chris.j.arges-Z7WLFzj8eWMS+FvcfC7Uqw@public.gmane.org>
2015-11-03 10:52               ` Miroslav Benes
     [not found]                 ` <alpine.LNX.2.00.1511031146070.6257-ztGlSCb7Y1iN3ZZ/Hiejyg@public.gmane.org>
2015-11-03 12:44                   ` Petr Mladek
     [not found]                     ` <20151103124440.GK2599-KsEp0d+Q8qECVLCxKZUutA@public.gmane.org>
2015-11-03 15:03                       ` Josh Poimboeuf
2015-11-03 19:57                       ` Jiri Kosina
     [not found]                         ` <alpine.LNX.2.00.1511032055570.22567-ztGlSCb7Y1iN3ZZ/Hiejyg@public.gmane.org>
2015-11-03 20:06                           ` Josh Poimboeuf [this message]
     [not found]                             ` <1447259366-7055-1-git-send-email-chris.j.arges@canonical.com>
2015-11-11 16:29                               ` [PATCH 3/3 v4] livepatch: old_name,number " Chris J Arges
     [not found]                                 ` <1447259366-7055-4-git-send-email-chris.j.arges-Z7WLFzj8eWMS+FvcfC7Uqw@public.gmane.org>
2015-11-11 18:01                                   ` Josh Poimboeuf
     [not found]                               ` <1447347595-30728-1-git-send-email-chris.j.arges@canonical.com>
2015-11-12 16:59                                 ` [PATCH 4/4 v5] livepatch: function,sympos " Chris J Arges
     [not found]                                 ` <1447431804-18786-1-git-send-email-chris.j.arges@canonical.com>
2015-11-13 16:23                                   ` [PATCH 3/3 v6] " Chris J Arges
     [not found]                                   ` <1447693391-10065-1-git-send-email-chris.j.arges@canonical.com>
2015-11-16 17:03                                     ` [PATCH 3/3 v7] " Chris J Arges
     [not found]                                     ` <1448040325-32498-1-git-send-email-chris.j.arges@canonical.com>
2015-11-20 17:25                                       ` [PATCH 3/3 v8] " Chris J Arges
2015-11-23  9:47                                         ` Miroslav Benes
     [not found]                                       ` <1449024076-16034-1-git-send-email-chris.j.arges@canonical.com>
2015-12-02  2:40                                         ` [PATCH 3/3 v9] " Chris J Arges
2015-11-03 14:58                 ` [PATCH v2] livepatch: old_name.number " Josh Poimboeuf
2015-11-03 16:09                   ` Miroslav Benes
2015-11-03 16:50                     ` Josh Poimboeuf
     [not found]                       ` <20151103165058.GM27488-8wJ5/zUtDR0XGNroddHbYwC/G2K4zDHf@public.gmane.org>
2015-11-03 20:42                         ` Chris J Arges
2015-11-04  9:52                         ` Miroslav Benes
2015-11-04 16:03                           ` Josh Poimboeuf
     [not found]                             ` <20151104160354.GA29899-8wJ5/zUtDR0XGNroddHbYwC/G2K4zDHf@public.gmane.org>
2015-11-04 16:17                               ` Chris J Arges
2015-11-05 15:18                             ` Miroslav Benes
2015-11-05 15:56                               ` Josh Poimboeuf
2015-11-05 16:07                                 ` Chris J Arges
     [not found]                                 ` <20151105155656.GD28254-8wJ5/zUtDR0XGNroddHbYwC/G2K4zDHf@public.gmane.org>
2015-11-09 16:16                                   ` [PATCH v3] livepatch: old_name,number " Chris J Arges
2015-11-09 20:56                                     ` Josh Poimboeuf
     [not found]                                       ` <20151109205608.GC3914-8wJ5/zUtDR0XGNroddHbYwC/G2K4zDHf@public.gmane.org>
2015-11-09 23:01                                         ` Chris J Arges
2015-11-10  4:54                                           ` Josh Poimboeuf
2015-11-10  8:49                                             ` Miroslav Benes
     [not found]                                               ` <alpine.LNX.2.00.1511100944120.16914-ztGlSCb7Y1iN3ZZ/Hiejyg@public.gmane.org>
2015-11-10 13:40                                                 ` Josh Poimboeuf
2015-11-10  9:02                                     ` Miroslav Benes

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