[PATCH v2 5/7] kallsyms: Rename is_kernel() and is_kernel_text()

Steven Rostedt rostedt at goodmis.org
Thu Jul 29 01:28:36 AEST 2021


On Wed, 28 Jul 2021 16:13:18 +0800
Kefeng Wang <wangkefeng.wang at huawei.com> wrote:

> The is_kernel[_text]() function check the address whether or not
> in kernel[_text] ranges, also they will check the address whether
> or not in gate area, so use better name.

Do you know what a gate area is?

Because I believe gate area is kernel text, so the rename just makes it
redundant and more confusing.

-- Steve


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