linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 7/8] sparc: cleanup references to deprecated .text.init* sections.

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Date:	Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:50:27 +0200
From:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
To:	Tim Abbott <tabbott@....EDU>
Cc:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Linux kernel mailing list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Anders Kaseorg <andersk@....edu>,
	Waseem Daher <wdaher@....edu>,
	Denys Vlasenko <vda.linux@...glemail.com>,
	Jeff Arnold <jbarnold@....edu>,
	Paul Mundt <lethal@...ux-sh.org>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 7/8] sparc: cleanup references to deprecated .text.init* sections.

On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 02:02:26PM -0400, Tim Abbott wrote:
> The section .text.init.refok is deprecated and __REF (.ref.text)
> should be used in assembly files instead.  This patch cleans up a few
> uses of .text.init.refok in the sparc architecture.
> 
> Also fix a reference to .text.init in a comment that wasn't updated to
> .init.text.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Tim Abbott <tabbott@....edu>
> Cc: David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Acked-by: Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>

> ---
>  arch/sparc/kernel/head_32.S |    2 +-
>  arch/sparc/kernel/head_64.S |    2 +-
>  2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/head_32.S b/arch/sparc/kernel/head_32.S
> index e91f01a..6b4d8ac 100644
> --- a/arch/sparc/kernel/head_32.S
> +++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/head_32.S
> @@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ go_to_highmem:
>  		 nop
>  
>  /* The code above should be at beginning and we have to take care about
> - * short jumps, as branching to .text.init section from .text is usually
> + * short jumps, as branching to .init.text section from .text is usually
>   * impossible */
>  		__INIT
>  /* Acquire boot time privileged register values, this will help debugging.
> diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/head_64.S b/arch/sparc/kernel/head_64.S
> index 3a1b7bf..91bf4c7 100644
> --- a/arch/sparc/kernel/head_64.S
> +++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/head_64.S
> @@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ jump_to_sun4u_init:
>  	jmpl    %g2 + %g0, %g0
>  	 nop
>  
> -	.section	.text.init.refok
> +	__REF
>  sun4u_init:
>  	BRANCH_IF_SUN4V(g1, sun4v_init)
>  
> -- 
> 1.6.2.1
> 
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