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Date:	Tue, 03 Jun 2008 18:41:31 +0200
From:	Johannes Weiner <hannes@...urebad.de>
To:	Andy Whitcroft <apw@...dowen.org>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	David Brownell <david-b@...bell.net>, pavel@...e.cz,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-pm@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
	mingo@...e.hu
Subject: Re: [PATCH] add a printk_init variant storing format strings in __initdata

Hi,

Andy Whitcroft <apw@...dowen.org> writes:

> [As gcc seems unable to help us out selecting the appropriate data segment
> for the code, how about we did something like this?]
>
> When using printk from __init functions it would be desirable to place
> the printk format strings in __initdata.  Add a printk_init() variant
> which does this.

http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/2/4/185

I don't know if `desirable' is the technical argument Sam wants to hear :)

	Hannes
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