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diff --git a/Documentation/livepatch/module-elf-format.rst b/Documentation/livepatch/module-elf-format.rst
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--- a/Documentation/livepatch/module-elf-format.rst
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@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@ This document outlines the Elf format requirements that livepatch modules must f
4. Livepatch symbols
4.1 A livepatch module's symbol table
4.2 Livepatch symbol format
- 5. Architecture-specific sections
- 6. Symbol table and Elf section access
+ 5. Symbol table and Elf section access
1. Background and motivation
============================
@@ -298,17 +297,7 @@ Examples:
Note that the 'Ndx' (Section index) for these symbols is SHN_LIVEPATCH (0xff20).
"OS" means OS-specific.
-5. Architecture-specific sections
-=================================
-Architectures may override arch_klp_init_object_loaded() to perform
-additional arch-specific tasks when a target module loads, such as applying
-arch-specific sections. On x86 for example, we must apply per-object
-.altinstructions and .parainstructions sections when a target module loads.
-These sections must be prefixed with ".klp.arch.$objname." so that they can
-be easily identified when iterating through a patch module's Elf sections
-(See arch/x86/kernel/livepatch.c for a complete example).
-
-6. Symbol table and Elf section access
+5. Symbol table and Elf section access
======================================
A livepatch module's symbol table is accessible through module->symtab.