linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/4] dynamic_debug: consolidate repetitive struct

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Date:	Mon, 12 Sep 2011 12:15:32 -0600
From:	Jim Cromie <jim.cromie@...il.com>
To:	Jason Baron <jbaron@...hat.com>
Cc:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, gregkh@...e.de,
	Bart Van Assche <bvanassche@....org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] dynamic_debug: consolidate repetitive struct _ddebug
 descriptor definitions

>> No real idea why it's aligned(8).  Jason?
>>
>
> I think when I first implemented it, I noticed that subsystems that did
> similar things, set aligned(8) in include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h. For
> example, FTRACE_EVENTS() sets ALIGN(8)...I know that not a great reason
> thouh :( Don't remember if I tried ALIGN(4), but if it saves space, we
> can look at it...
>

I tried it here on 32bit (on 586 class machine), it blew up.
I imagine it could be made to work, but its not a gimme.

> Also, as I mentioned before, we probably need an extra array of pointers into
> the dynamic debug structures. see: https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/1/26/463.
>

I'll try it again, once this happens.

> thanks,
>
> -Jason
>
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