linux-kernel - [PATCH] cris: use new macros for .data.init

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Date:	Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:44:37 -0400
From:	Tim Abbott <tabbott@....EDU>
To:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
Cc:	Linux kernel mailing list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Anders Kaseorg <andersk@....edu>,
	Waseem Daher <wdaher@....edu>,
	Denys Vlasenko <vda.linux@...glemail.com>,
	Jeff Arnold <jbarnold@....edu>,
	Mikael Starvik <starvik@...s.com>,
	Jesper Nilsson <jesper.nilsson@...s.com>, dev-etrax@...s.com,
	Tim Abbott <tabbott@....edu>
Subject: [PATCH] cris: use new macros for .data.init_task.

.data.init_task should not need a separate output section; this change
moves it into the .data section.

Signed-off-by: Tim Abbott <tabbott@....edu>
Cc: Mikael Starvik <starvik@...s.com>
Cc: Jesper Nilsson <jesper.nilsson@...s.com>
Cc: dev-etrax@...s.com
---
 arch/cris/kernel/process.c     |    3 +--
 arch/cris/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S |    4 +---
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/cris/kernel/process.c b/arch/cris/kernel/process.c
index 4df0b32..7a270c6 100644
--- a/arch/cris/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/cris/kernel/process.c
@@ -49,8 +49,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(init_mm);
  * way process stacks are handled. This is done by having a special
  * "init_task" linker map entry..
  */
-union thread_union init_thread_union 
-	__attribute__((__section__(".data.init_task"))) =
+union thread_union init_thread_union __init_task_data =
 		{ INIT_THREAD_INFO(init_task) };
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/cris/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/cris/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 0d2adfc..e4f7490 100644
--- a/arch/cris/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/cris/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -62,14 +62,12 @@ SECTIONS
 	___data_start = . ;
 	__Sdata = . ;
 	.data : {			/* Data */
+		INIT_TASK_DATA(PAGE_SIZE)
 		DATA_DATA
 	}
 	__edata = . ;			/* End of data section. */
 	_edata = . ;
 
-	. = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);	/* init_task and stack, must be aligned. */
-	.data.init_task : { *(.data.init_task) }
-
 	. = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);		/* Init code and data. */
 	__init_begin = .;
 	.init.text : {
-- 
1.6.2.1

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