a8390ba9dd
cmd_update_lto_symversions merges all the existing *.symversions, but some of them might be stale. If the last EXPORT_SYMBOL is removed from a C file, the *.symversions file is not deleted or updated. It contains stale CRCs, but still they will be used for linking the vmlinux or modules. It is not a big deal when the EXPORT_SYMBOL is really removed. However, when the EXPORT_SYMBOL is moved to another file, the same __crc_<symbol> will appear twice in the merged *.symversions, possibly with different CRCs if the function argument is changed at the same time. It would confuse module versioning. If no EXPORT_SYMBOL is found, let's remove *.symversions explicitly. Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@kernel.org> Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.