linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 21/24] openrisc: head: Move init strings to rodata section

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Date:   Sat, 25 Feb 2017 05:09:46 +0900
From:   Stafford Horne <shorne@...il.com>
To:     Jonas Bonn <jonas@...thpole.se>
Cc:     Stefan Kristiansson <stefan.kristiansson@...nalahti.fi>,
        linux@...ck-us.net, openrisc@...ts.librecores.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 21/24] openrisc: head: Move init strings to rodata
 section

On Fri, Feb 24, 2017 at 10:28:46AM +0100, Jonas Bonn wrote:
> On 02/24/2017 05:32 AM, Stafford Horne wrote:
> > The strings used during the head/init phase of openrisc bootup were
> > stored in the executable section of the binary.
> > 
> > This causes compilation to fail when using CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO with
> > error:
> >   Error: unaligned opcodes detected in executable segment
> > 
> > Also, this patch removes unused strings.
> This should be two patches:  one that removes unused strings and one that
> switches the data section.
> 
> Works like "Also" usually indicate that you are doing too much in your patch
> and you need to split it up.

Hi Jonas,

Right, I'll split this one.  I was debating that due to the size. But
it would be right in this case.

Also, I use the word also a lot :)

-Stafford

> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Stafford Horne <shorne@...il.com>
> > ---
> >   arch/openrisc/kernel/head.S | 12 +-----------
> >   1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 11 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/arch/openrisc/kernel/head.S b/arch/openrisc/kernel/head.S
> > index a22f1fc..573e131 100644
> > --- a/arch/openrisc/kernel/head.S
> > +++ b/arch/openrisc/kernel/head.S
> > @@ -1530,11 +1530,7 @@ ENTRY(_early_uart_init)
> >   	l.jr	r9
> >   	l.nop
> > -_string_copying_linux:
> > -	.string "\n\n\n\n\n\rCopying Linux... \0"
> > -
> > -_string_ok_booting:
> > -	.string "Ok, booting the kernel.\n\r\0"
> > +	.section .rodata
> >   _string_unhandled_exception:
> >   	.string "\n\rRunarunaround: Unhandled exception 0x\0"
> > @@ -1545,12 +1541,6 @@ _string_epc_prefix:
> >   _string_nl:
> >   	.string "\n\r\0"
> > -	.global	_string_esr_irq_bug
> > -_string_esr_irq_bug:
> > -	.string "\n\rESR external interrupt bug, for details look into entry.S\n\r\0"
> > -
> > -
> > -
> >   /* ========================================[ page aligned structures ]=== */
> >   /*
> 
>