From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC v2 2/7] tables.h: add linker table support
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On 02/23/2016 03:36 PM, Luis R. Rodriguez wrote:
> 
>> 4. the only useful operator on a range is "is address X inside this
>>    range"; this operator is likely *not* useful for a table, since
>>    if you have to ever invoke it you are probably doing something very
>>    wrong.
> 
> kprobe uses it :P
> 

Could you explain how?

	-hpa