linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 21/25][V3] export cpu_gdt

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Message-ID: <46C31B80.4040509@redhat.com>
Date:	Wed, 15 Aug 2007 12:28:00 -0300
From:	Glauber de Oliveira Costa <gcosta@...hat.com>
To:	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>
CC:	Glauber de Oliveira Costa <glommer@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	rusty@...tcorp.com.au, mingo@...e.hu, chrisw@...s-sol.org,
	jeremy@...p.org, avi@...ranet.com, anthony@...emonkey.ws,
	virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org, lguest@...abs.org,
	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 21/25][V3] export cpu_gdt_descr

Andi Kleen escreveu:
> On Wed, Aug 15, 2007 at 11:25:43AM -0300, Glauber de Oliveira Costa wrote:
>> On 8/15/07, Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de> wrote:
>>>> +#ifdef CONFIG_PARAVIRT
>>>> +extern unsigned long *cpu_gdt_descr;
>>> No externs in .c files
>>>
>>> Normally they should be where the variable is defined
>>> anyways.
>> Given that this  variable is defined in head.S, what do you propose?
> 
> Move it to C code first.
> 

duh. I haven't noticed that this variable is already defined as extern 
in desc.h.

If you don't oppose, I'll just include it in x8664_ksyms.c

Thanks for the nitpicking, Andi.

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