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Commit 700c48b4 authored by Masahiro Yamada's avatar Masahiro Yamada
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modpost: use null string instead of NULL pointer for default namespace



The default namespace is the null string, "".

When set, the null string "" is converted to NULL:

  s->namespace = namespace[0] ? NOFAIL(strdup(namespace)) : NULL;

When printed, the NULL pointer is get back to the null string:

  sym->namespace ?: ""

This saves 1 byte memory allocated for "", but loses the readability.

In kernel-space, we strive to save memory, but modpost is a userspace
tool used to build the kernel. On modern systems, such small piece of
memory is not a big deal.

Handle the namespace string as is.

Signed-off-by: default avatarMasahiro Yamada <masahiroy@kernel.org>
Reviewed-by: default avatarNick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@google.com>
parent 6e7611c4
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