linux-kernel - Re: [patch 1/3] LatencyTOP infrastructure patch

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Date:	Sun, 20 Jan 2008 12:34:49 +0100
From:	Helge Deller <deller@....de>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject:  Re: [patch 1/3] LatencyTOP infrastructure patch

Arjan van de Ven wrote:
> [linux-2.6.24-rc7/include/linux/latencytop.h]
> +struct latency_entry {
> +     char    *reason;
>...
> +struct latency_record {
> +     char    *reason;
>...
> +struct latency_entry *set_latency_reason(char *reason,
>...

I'd propose to mark the "reason" entries above (and the others as well)
as "const char *", which would move the strings to the ro-data section.

Helge

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