linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 07/27] Initconst section fixes for POWERPC

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Date:	Thu, 15 Sep 2011 16:45:03 -0400
From:	Josh Boyer <jwboyer@...il.com>
To:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>,
	benh@...nel.crashing.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 07/27] Initconst section fixes for POWERPC

On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 4:09 PM, Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org> wrote:
> From: Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
>

What's the problem again?

> Cc: benh@...nel.crashing.org
> Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
> ---
>  arch/powerpc/platforms/40x/ppc40x_simple.c    |    2 +-

<snip>

> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/40x/ppc40x_simple.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/40x/ppc40x_simple.c
> index e8dd5c5..d6ed100 100644
> --- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/40x/ppc40x_simple.c
> +++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/40x/ppc40x_simple.c
> @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ machine_device_initcall(ppc40x_simple, ppc40x_device_probe);
>  * Again, if your board needs to do things differently then create a
>  * board.c file for it rather than adding it to this list.
>  */
> -static const char *board[] __initdata = {
> +static const char * const board[] __initconst = {
>        "amcc,acadia",
>        "amcc,haleakala",
>        "amcc,kilauea",

There's an almost identical section in
arch/powerpc/platforms/44x/ppc44x_simple.c.  Does that need whatever
this is fixing as well?

josh
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