linux-kernel - [PATCH 9/10] provide __parainstructions section

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Date:	Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:20:24 -0200
From:	Glauber de Oliveira Costa <gcosta@...hat.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, glommer@...il.com, tglx@...utronix.de,
	mingo@...e.hu, ehabkost@...hat.com, jeremy@...p.org,
	avi@...ranet.com, anthony@...emonkey.ws,
	virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org, rusty@...tcorp.com.au,
	ak@...e.de, chrisw@...s-sol.org, rostedt@...dmis.org,
	hpa@...or.com, zach@...are.com, roland@...hat.com,
	mtosatti@...hat.com, Glauber de Oliveira Costa <gcosta@...hat.com>
Subject: [PATCH 9/10] provide __parainstructions section

This patch adds the __parainstructions section to vmlinux.lds.S.
It's needed for the patching system.

Signed-off-by: Glauber de Oliveira Costa <gcosta@...hat.com>
---
 arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux_64.lds.S |    8 ++++++++
 1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux_64.lds.S b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux_64.lds.S
index 5ae8aa8..5e0300f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux_64.lds.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux_64.lds.S
@@ -175,6 +175,14 @@ SECTIONS
   }
   __con_initcall_end = .;
   SECURITY_INIT
+
+  . = ALIGN(8);
+  .parainstructions : AT(ADDR(.parainstructions) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
+  __parainstructions = .;
+       *(.parainstructions)
+  __parainstructions_end = .;
+  }
+
   . = ALIGN(8);
   __alt_instructions = .;
   .altinstructions : AT(ADDR(.altinstructions) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
-- 
1.4.4.2

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