linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/4] kernel: constructor support

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Date:	Wed, 03 Jun 2009 13:55:51 +0200
From:	Peter Oberparleiter <oberpar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, andi@...stfloor.org,
	ying.huang@...el.com, W.Li@....COM, michaele@....ibm.com,
	mingo@...e.hu, heicars2@...ux.vnet.ibm.com,
	mschwid2@...ux.vnet.ibm.com, rusty@...tcorp.com.au,
	xiyou.wangcong@...il.com, sam@...nborg.org, jdike@...toit.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] kernel: constructor support

Andrew Morton wrote:
> On Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:44:00 +0200
> Peter Oberparleiter <oberpar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote:
>> ...
>>
>> --- linux-2.6.30-rc7.orig/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h	2009-06-02 10:34:37.000000000 +0200
>> +++ linux-2.6.30-rc7/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h	2009-06-02 10:35:20.000000000 +0200
> 
> Sam's tree has mucked with this file in linux-next.
> 
>> @@ -332,6 +332,14 @@
>>  /* Section used for early init (in .S files) */
>>  #define HEAD_TEXT  *(HEAD_TEXT_SECTION)
>>  
>> +#ifdef CONFIG_CONSTRUCTORS
>> +#define KERNEL_CTORS()	VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__ctors_start) = .; \
>> +			*(.ctors)			   \
>> +			VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__ctors_end) = .;
>> +#else
>> +#define KERNEL_CTORS()
>> +#endif
>> +
>>  /* init and exit section handling */
>>  #define INIT_DATA							\
>>  	*(.init.data)							\
>> @@ -340,7 +348,8 @@
>>  	CPU_DISCARD(init.data)						\
>>  	CPU_DISCARD(init.rodata)					\
>>  	MEM_DISCARD(init.data)						\
>> -	MEM_DISCARD(init.rodata)
>> +	MEM_DISCARD(init.rodata)					\
>> +	KERNEL_CTORS()
>>  
> 
> What we now have here is
> 
> #define INIT_DATA							\
> 	*(.init.data)							\
> 	DEV_DISCARD(init.data)						\
> 	CPU_DISCARD(init.data)						\
> 	MEM_DISCARD(init.data)						\
> 	*(.init.rodata)							\
> 	DEV_DISCARD(init.rodata)					\
> 	CPU_DISCARD(init.rodata)					\
> 	MEM_DISCARD(init.rodata)
> 
> and I don't think that you wanted KERNEL_DTORS() inside the .rodata
> section, so I did this:
> 
> #define INIT_DATA							\
> 	*(.init.data)							\
> 	DEV_DISCARD(init.data)						\
> 	CPU_DISCARD(init.data)						\
> 	MEM_DISCARD(init.data)						\
> 	KERNEL_CTORS()							\
> 	*(.init.rodata)							\
> 	DEV_DISCARD(init.rodata)					\
> 	CPU_DISCARD(init.rodata)					\
> 	MEM_DISCARD(init.rodata)
> 
> Please check that?

Looks good, compiles and still works. So that's an ACK from me.

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