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From:   Miroslav Benes <mbenes@suse.cz>
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> I can easily foresee more problems like those in the future.  Going
> forward we have to always keep track of which special sections are
> needed for which architectures.  Those special sections can change over
> time, or can simply be overlooked for a given architecture.  It's
> fragile.

Indeed. It bothers me a lot. Even x86 "port" is not feature complete in 
this regard (jump labels, alternatives,...) and who knows what lurks in 
the corners of the other architectures we support.

So it is in itself reason enough to do something about late module 
patching.

Miroslav