Matthew Maurer [off-list ref] writes:

On Fri, Aug 16, 2024 at 4:04 PM Michael Ellerman [off-list ref] wrote:

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Matthew Maurer [off-list ref] writes:

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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