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Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2002 00:38:48 +0000
From: John Levon <levon@movementarian.org>
To: Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>
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Subject: Re: Module Refcount & Stuff mini-FAQ
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On Mon, Nov 25, 2002 at 10:02:00AM +1100, Rusty Russell wrote:

> I implemented the minimal subset: it's trivial to put back.  The
> important question is why do you want it?  Do you only want it when
> CONFIG_MODULES=y?  Do you only want the exported symbols, or all
> symbols?
> 
> If this is for oprofile to figure out where modules are, then an entry
> in /proc/modules seems more appropriate, yes?

Keith Owens pointed out that I need info on where each section is
mapped (consider the separate alloc of init/core sections; sure,
module_init() is an odd thing to profile but it's nice not to lose
samples). I don't care about the symbols themselves, but I believe Keith
does.

regards
john
-- 
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the thread is over.
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