linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] 2.6.27-rc4-git3: make section names compatible with -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections

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Message-Id: <200808262205.32222.vda.linux@googlemail.com>
Date:	Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:05:32 +0200
From:	Denys Vlasenko <vda.linux@...glemail.com>
To:	Daniel Walker <dwalker@...sta.com>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, mingo@...e.hu,
	x86@...nel.org,
	James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@...senpartnership.com>,
	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,
	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] 2.6.27-rc4-git3: make section names compatible with -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections

On Tuesday 26 August 2008 20:33, Daniel Walker wrote:
> On Mon, 2008-08-25 at 01:18 +0200, Denys Vlasenko wrote:
> > Hi Andrew,
> > 
> > You asked me to maintain it and resubmit when
> > merge frenzy is over.
> > 
> > Here is the update against current Linus tree
> > (which is 2.6.27-rc4-git3), rolled up into one patch.
> 
> 
> Do you have the patches that actually use
> -ffunction-sections,-fdata-sections updated someplace?

I had, but it's a PITA to maintain and rediff them.
My current plan is to get this merged first,
and then introduce another change which actually
puts -ffunction-sections,-fdata-sections to use.
It will be much easier to review this way.
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vda
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