linux-kernel - Re: PATCH drivers:net:cris/eth_v10: alternate string char arrary

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Date:   Mon, 24 Apr 2017 16:04:28 -0400 (EDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     karim.eshapa@...il.com
Cc:     felipe.balbi@...ux.intel.com, paul.gortmaker@...driver.com,
        mugunthanvnm@...com, jarod@...hat.com, fw@...len.de,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: PATCH drivers:net:cris/eth_v10: alternate string char arrary

From: Karim Eshapa <karim.eshapa@...il.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2017 21:54:42 +0200

> On  Mon, 24 Apr 2017 14:18:58 -0400 (EDT), David Miller wrote:
>> Mon, 24 Apr 2017 19:49:39 +0200, Karim Eshapa wrote:
>>>
>>> static char pointer creates two variables in final assembly.
>>> static string and pointer to it according to
>>> Jeff Garzik janitors TODO.
>>
>> Instead of trusting some document written more than 10 years ago on
>> the internet, why don't you build the source file in question and take
>> a look at what actually happens?
>>
> 
> I've just dumped the assembly and symbols. I didn't find 
> extraordinary difference between the two strings.
> sorry for that, but why is that still there in 
> TODO kerneljanitors at kernelnewbies.

Because nobody is updating the documentation.