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
next prev 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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