linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/4] kernel: constructor support

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Message-ID: <4A0975D0.1030407@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Date:	Tue, 12 May 2009 15:12:48 +0200
From:	Peter Oberparleiter <oberpar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
CC:	Américo Wang <xiyou.wangcong@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>,
	Huang Ying <ying.huang@...el.com>, Li Wei <W.Li@....COM>,
	Michael Ellerman <michaele@....ibm.com>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Heiko Carstens <heicars2@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Martin Schwidefsky <mschwid2@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>,
	Jeff Dike <jdike@...toit.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] kernel: constructor support

Sam Ravnborg wrote:
> On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 10:43:34AM +0200, Peter Oberparleiter wrote:
>> Américo Wang wrote:
>>> On Fri, May 08, 2009 at 05:44:09PM +0200, Peter Oberparleiter wrote:
>>>> From: Peter Oberparleiter <oberpar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
>>>> Index: linux-2.6.30-rc4/init/main.c
>>>> ===================================================================
>>>> --- linux-2.6.30-rc4.orig/init/main.c
>>>> +++ linux-2.6.30-rc4/init/main.c
>>>> @@ -700,6 +700,18 @@ asmlinkage void __init start_kernel(void
>>>> 	rest_init();
>>>> }
>>>>
>>>> +/* Call all constructor functions linked into the kernel. */
>>>> +static void __init do_ctors(void)
>>>> +{
>>>> +#ifdef CONFIG_CONSTRUCTORS
>>>> +	extern ctor_fn_t __ctors_start[], __ctors_end[];
>>>
>>> I would like these to be globally decleared, since they are.
>> Ok, I will move the __ctors_* declarations to include/linux/ínit.h
> 
> include/asm-generic/sections.h please.
> And please add a comment too.

Ok. I'm also assuming that the preferred type declaration for section 
boundaries defined in sections.h would be char[] so I'm changing that as 
well.

Updated patch set to follow. Thanks.

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