linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/23] make section names compatible with -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections: arm

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Date:	Wed, 2 Jul 2008 08:22:43 +0200
From:	"Roberto A. Foglietta" <roberto.foglietta@...il.com>
To:	"Denys Vlasenko" <vda.linux@...glemail.com>
Cc:	linux-arch@...r.kernel.org, "Russell King" <rmk@....linux.org.uk>,
	"David Howells" <dhowells@...hat.com>,
	"Ralf Baechle" <ralf@...ux-mips.org>,
	"Lennert Buytenhek" <kernel@...tstofly.org>,
	"Josh Boyer" <jwboyer@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	"Paul Mackerras" <paulus@...ba.org>,
	"David Woodhouse" <dwmw2@...radead.org>,
	"Andi Kleen" <andi@...stfloor.org>, torvalds@...ux-foundation.org,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	"Paul Gortmaker" <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com>,
	linux-embedded@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	"Tim Bird" <tim.bird@...sony.com>,
	"Martin Schwidefsky" <schwidefsky@...ibm.com>,
	"Dave Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/23] make section names compatible with -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections: arm

2008/7/2 Denys Vlasenko <vda.linux@...glemail.com>:
> The purpose of this patch is to make kernel buildable
> with "gcc -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections".
> This patch fixes arm architecture.
>

Hi Denys,

 I see your patchset. may I suggest you to take a look to this tools?

 http://www.emn.fr/x-info/coccinelle/

 I think it could simplify this kind of patching for the future.
 I found it reading the kernel janitors m-list and I hope it helps.

 Cheers,
-- 
/roberto
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