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From:   Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@kernel.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v9 4/8] kallsyms: introduce sections needed to map
 symbols to built-in modules
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On Tue, Nov 15, 2022 at 11:58:34AM -0800, Luis Chamberlain wrote:
> And then users.. we need users clearly documented, who the heck is
> using this or wants this / is going to use it and why.

What issues did existing users run into? Why is this an issue? If no
bugs have been reported why isn't this an issue then? Why does the
existing duplicate stuff not cause issues in-kernel for symbol
lookups?

Who is dying for this feature? What userspace tools / whatever has
support for this and can't wait to get their hands on this?

  Luis