linux-kernel - Re: [patch 2/7] use elfnote.h to generate vsyscall notes.

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Date:	Fri, 11 May 2007 13:06:17 -0700
From:	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org>
To:	Roland McGrath <roland@...hat.com>
CC:	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>, Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Chris Wright <chrisw@...s-sol.org>,
	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.com>
Subject: Re: [patch 2/7] use elfnote.h to generate vsyscall notes.

Roland McGrath wrote:
> I used .balign because .align has inconsistent meaning on some platforms
> (matches .p2align instead of .balign).  Using .align in a
> machine-independent file seems questionable.
>
>
>   

Subject: use balign in elfnote.h

Roland McGrath <roland@...hat.com>:
> I used .balign because .align has inconsistent meaning on some platforms
> (matches .p2align instead of .balign).  Using .align in a
> machine-independent file seems questionable.

Signed-off-by: Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...source.com>
Cc: Roland McGrath <roland@...hat.com>

---
 include/linux/elfnote.h |    6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

===================================================================
--- a/include/linux/elfnote.h
+++ b/include/linux/elfnote.h
@@ -40,16 +40,16 @@
  */
 #define ELFNOTE_START(name, type, flags)	\
 .pushsection .note.name, flags,@note	;	\
-  .align 4				;	\
+  .balign 4				;	\
   .long 2f - 1f		/* namesz */	;	\
   .long 4484f - 3f	/* descsz */	;	\
   .long type				;	\
 1:.asciz #name				;	\
-2:.align 4				;	\
+2:.balign 4				;	\
 3:
 
 #define ELFNOTE_END				\
-4484:.align 4				;	\
+4484:.balign 4				;	\
 .popsection				;
 
 #define ELFNOTE(name, type, desc)		\



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