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authorMasahiro Yamada <masahiroy@kernel.org>2023-03-08 20:52:37 +0900
committerMasahiro Yamada <masahiroy@kernel.org>2023-04-17 11:03:56 +0900
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scripts/mksysmap: remove comments described in nm(1)
I do not think we need to repeat what is written in 'man nm'. Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@kernel.org>
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diff --git a/scripts/mksysmap b/scripts/mksysmap
index 16a08b8ef2f8..fea65fc3b624 100755
--- a/scripts/mksysmap
+++ b/scripts/mksysmap
@@ -9,25 +9,7 @@
#####
# Generate System.map (actual filename passed as second argument)
-
-# $NM produces the following output:
-# f0081e80 T alloc_vfsmnt
-
-# The second row specify the type of the symbol:
-# A = Absolute
-# B = Uninitialised data (.bss)
-# C = Common symbol
-# D = Initialised data
-# G = Initialised data for small objects
-# I = Indirect reference to another symbol
-# N = Debugging symbol
-# R = Read only
-# S = Uninitialised data for small objects
-# T = Text code symbol
-# U = Undefined symbol
-# V = Weak symbol
-# W = Weak symbol
-# Corresponding small letters are local symbols
+# The following refers to the symbol type as per nm(1).
# For System.map filter away:
# a - local absolute symbols