linux-kernel - [PATCH 3/5] ia64: use new macros for .data.init

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Date:	Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:04:05 -0400
From:	Tim Abbott <tabbott@....EDU>
To:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
Cc:	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>,
	Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>, linux-ia64@...r.kernel.org,
	Tim Abbott <tabbott@....edu>
Subject: [PATCH 3/5] ia64: use new macros for .data.init_task

.data.init_task should not need a separate output section; this change
moves it into the .data section.

Signed-off-by: Tim Abbott <tabbott@....edu>
Cc: Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>
Cc: linux-ia64@...r.kernel.org
---
 arch/ia64/kernel/init_task.c   |    2 +-
 arch/ia64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S |    5 +----
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/init_task.c b/arch/ia64/kernel/init_task.c
index 5b0e830..8b7bbed 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/init_task.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/init_task.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ union {
 		struct thread_info thread_info;
 	} s;
 	unsigned long stack[KERNEL_STACK_SIZE/sizeof (unsigned long)];
-} init_task_mem asm ("init_task") __attribute__((section(".data.init_task"))) = {{
+} init_task_mem asm ("init_task") __init_task_data = {{
 	.task =		INIT_TASK(init_task_mem.s.task),
 	.thread_info =	INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task_mem.s.task)
 }};
diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/ia64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index cdcd655..9c4cc29 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -214,10 +214,6 @@ SECTIONS
   . = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
   __init_end = .;
 
-  /* The initial task and kernel stack */
-  .data.init_task : AT(ADDR(.data.init_task) - LOAD_OFFSET)
-	{ *(.data.init_task) }
-
   .data.page_aligned : AT(ADDR(.data.page_aligned) - LOAD_OFFSET)
         { *(__special_page_section)
 	  __start_gate_section = .;
@@ -253,6 +249,7 @@ SECTIONS
 		__cpu0_per_cpu = .;
   . = . + PERCPU_PAGE_SIZE;	/* cpu0 per-cpu space */
 #endif
+		INIT_TASK_DATA(PAGE_SIZE)
 		CACHELINE_ALIGNED_DATA(SMP_CACHE_BYTES)
 		DATA_DATA
 		*(.data1)
-- 
1.6.2.1

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