Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 25 Nov 2002 00:38:48 +0000 | From | John Levon <> | 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.
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