linux-kernel - [PATCH 2/3] frv: use new macros for .data.init

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Date:	Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:45:34 -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>,
	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>,
	Tim Abbott <tabbott@....edu>
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] frv: 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: David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
---
 arch/frv/kernel/init_task.c   |    3 +--
 arch/frv/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S |    8 +-------
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/frv/kernel/init_task.c b/arch/frv/kernel/init_task.c
index 29429a8..9f182b3 100644
--- a/arch/frv/kernel/init_task.c
+++ b/arch/frv/kernel/init_task.c
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ 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/frv/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/frv/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index dc61f3e..d19d3c0 100644
--- a/arch/frv/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/frv/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -69,13 +69,6 @@ SECTIONS
   . = ALIGN(THREAD_SIZE);
   __init_end = .;
 
-  /* put sections together that have massive alignment issues */
-  . = ALIGN(THREAD_SIZE);
-  .data.init_task : {
-	  /* init task record & stack */
-	  *(.data.init_task)
-  }
-
   .trap : {
 	/* trap table management - read entry-table.S before modifying */
 	. = ALIGN(8192);
@@ -128,6 +121,7 @@ SECTIONS
 
   _sdata = .;
   .data : {			/* Data */
+	INIT_TASK_DATA(THREAD_SIZE)
 	CACHELINE_ALIGNED_DATA(L1_CACHE_BYTES)
 	DATA_DATA
 	*(.data.*)
-- 
1.6.2.1

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