[PATCH v3 14/16] modules: Support extended MODVERSIONS info

[Michael Ellerman]

Matthew Maurer <mmaurer at google.com> writes:
> On Fri, Aug 16, 2024 at 4:04 PM Michael Ellerman <mpe at ellerman.id.au> wrote:
>> Matthew Maurer <mmaurer at google.com> writes:
>> > Adds a new format for MODVERSIONS which stores each field in a separate
>> > ELF section. This initially adds support for variable length names, but
>> > could later be used to add additional fields to MODVERSIONS in a
>> > backwards compatible way if needed. Any new fields will be ignored by
>> > old user tooling, unlike the current format where user tooling cannot
>> > tolerate adjustments to the format (for example making the name field
>> > longer).
>> >
>> > Since PPC munges its version records to strip leading dots, we reproduce
>> > the munging for the new format.
>>
>> AFAICS the existing code only strips a single leading dot, not all
>> leading dots?
>
> You appear to be correct, I'll update that in the next version, but
> want to wait for more feedback on the rest of the patchset before
> sending up another full series.

Yep, no worries.

cheers