[PATCH 02/12] powerpc/module: Mark module stubs with a magic value
Torsten Duwe
duwe at lst.de
Fri Feb 26 00:17:27 AEDT 2016
On Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 01:28:25AM +1100, Michael Ellerman wrote:
>
> We can make that process easier by marking the generated stubs with a
> magic value, and then looking for that magic value. Altough this is not
> as rigorous as the current method, I believe it is sufficient in
> practice.
The actual magic value is sort of debatable; it should be "improbable"
enough. But this can be changed easily, for each kernel compile, even.
> Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman <mpe at ellerman.id.au>
Reviewed-by: Torsten Duwe <duwe at suse.de>
[for reference:]
>
> +#define STUB_MAGIC 0x73747562 /* stub */
> +
Torsten
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