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+++ Josh Poimboeuf [14/04/20 11:28 -0500]:
[snip]
>diff --git a/Documentation/livepatch/module-elf-format.rst b/Documentation/livepatch/module-elf-format.rst
>index 2a591e6f8e6c..629ef7ffb6cf 100644
>--- a/Documentation/livepatch/module-elf-format.rst
>+++ b/Documentation/livepatch/module-elf-format.rst
>@@ -298,17 +298,7 @@ Examples:
>   Note that the 'Ndx' (Section index) for these symbols is SHN_LIVEPATCH (0xff20).
>   "OS" means OS-specific.
>
>-5. Architecture-specific sections
>-=================================
>-Architectures may override arch_klp_init_object_loaded() to perform
>-additional arch-specific tasks when a target module loads, such as applying
>-arch-specific sections. On x86 for example, we must apply per-object
>-.altinstructions and .parainstructions sections when a target module loads.
>-These sections must be prefixed with ".klp.arch.$objname." so that they can
>-be easily identified when iterating through a patch module's Elf sections
>-(See arch/x86/kernel/livepatch.c for a complete example).
>-
>-6. Symbol table and Elf section access
>+5. Symbol table and Elf section access

Nit: I think we need to fix the numbering in the Table of Contents too.