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

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Message-ID: <8bd0f97a1003090756u28e6f3bdpd44b8fce15f92ac1@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Tue, 9 Mar 2010 10:56:51 -0500
From:	Mike Frysinger <vapier.adi@...il.com>
To:	Tim Abbott <tabbott@...lice.com>
Cc:	Michal Marek <mmarek@...e.cz>,
	Denys Vlasenko <vda.linux@...glemail.com>,
	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>,
	Anders Kaseorg <andersk@...lice.com>,
	Waseem Daher <wdaher@...lice.com>,
	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>,
	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>,
	Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Barry Song <barry.song@...log.com>,
	Mike Frysinger <vapier@...too.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/24] Rename kernel's magic sections for compatibility 
	with -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections

On Sun, Feb 28, 2010 at 23:03, Tim Abbott wrote:
> On Sat, 20 Feb 2010, Denys Vlasenko wrote:
>> Here is a new version of the -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections patch
>> series based on current Linus tree.
>
> Aside from patch 17, which I would prefer that Haavard review, these
> patches look correct (and patch 17 can be safely dropped).  Please
> consider the rest of Denys' patches in this patch series
>
> Acked-by: Tim Abbott <tabbott@...lice.com>
>
> The patches still apply fine on Linus' current master.  There are no merge
> conflicts with linux-next's current master, but we will need to do
> something to merge with
>
> "Blackfin: initial XIP support"
>
> in linux-next, which introduces a direct reference to .data.percpu.* (not
> using the normal PERCPU macros so they can put .data.percpu content inside
> the .init.data section).  That conflict looks easy to deal with by adding
> a new macro to handle this case (CCing the author and blackfin maintainer;
> it's possible that this blackfin patch is going in soon, in which case we
> can just rebase these patches on top).
>
> Michal, what are your thoughts on this patch series?  The kbuild tree
> would be a reasonable path for merging these patches.

ive posted this patch for merging via the Blackfin tree now, so
hopefully it'll be in soon
-mike
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