# Re: \[PATCH v8 1/3\] modules: Support extended MODVERSIONS info

- From: Michael Ellerman \<mpe@ellerman.id.au\>
- Date: 2024-10-31 01:22:44 
- List: linuxppc-dev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linuxppc-dev/2024/10/2806834
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linuxppc-dev/2024/10/2806721/t.md

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Matthew Maurer [ref] 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. Other architectures do not appear to
> have architecture-specific usage of this information.
>
> Reviewed-by: Sami Tolvanen <samitolvanen@google.com>
> Signed-off-by: Matthew Maurer <redacted>
> ---
>  arch/powerpc/kernel/module_64.c | 24 ++++++++++-
  
Acked-by: Michael Ellerman <mpe@ellerman.id.au> (powerpc)

cheers

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