linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 00/24] Rename kernel's magic sections for compatibility with -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections

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Date:	Sat, 20 Feb 2010 22:58:07 +0100
From:	Denys Vlasenko <vda.linux@...glemail.com>
To:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
Cc:	Michal Marek <mmarek@...e.cz>, Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>,
	Haavard Skinnemoen <hskinnemoen@...el.com>,
	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Bjorn Wesen <bjornw@...s.com>,
	Tim Bird <tim.bird@...sony.com>,
	Tim Abbott <tabbott@...lice.com>,
	Anders Kaseorg <andersk@...lice.com>,
	Waseem Daher <wdaher@...lice.com>,
	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>,
	Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/24] Rename kernel's magic sections for compatibility with -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections

Hi Andi,

On Saturday 20 February 2010 10:22, Andi Kleen wrote:
> On Sat, Feb 20, 2010 at 01:03:33AM +0100, Denys Vlasenko wrote:
> > Hi Michal, Sam, folks,
> > Here is a new version of the -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections patch
> > series based on current Linus tree.
> Denys,
> 
> Not read all your patches. But I had recently the problem
> that I need a generic way to check for a symbol being
> inside the kernel image (text or data).

I'm not sure I understood the problem.

> There wasn't 
> a common symbol that worked for both XIP ARM and normal
> architectures. Is this something addressed by your patchkit?

Most likely not.
-- 
vda
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