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Date:	Tue, 21 Oct 2008 02:26:04 +0200
From:	"Frédéric Weisbecker" <fweisbec@...il.com>
To:	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	"Linux Kernel" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:	"William L. Irwin" <wli@...omorphy.com>,
	Sparc <sparclinux@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] sparc: correct section of current_pc()

2008/10/18 Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>:
> Latest mainline gives this section mismatch on sparc:
>
> The function current_pc() references
> the variable __init no_sun4u_here.
> This is often because current_pc lacks a __init
> annotation or the annotation of no_sun4u_here is wrong.
>
> Since current_pc() is used only in early time, it is correct to
> put it in .init section.
>
> Signed-off-by: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>
> ---
> diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/head.S b/arch/sparc/kernel/head.S
> index 2d325fd..2fe2c11 100644
> --- a/arch/sparc/kernel/head.S
> +++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/head.S
> @@ -465,6 +465,7 @@ gokernel:
>                mov     %o7, %g4                ! Save %o7
>
>                /* Jump to it, and pray... */
> +               __INIT
>  current_pc:
>                call    1f
>                 nop
>
>

(Adding William and sparclinux in cc)
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