linux-kernel - [PATCH 01/31] Disable const sections for PA-RISC

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Date:	Sat, 18 Aug 2012 10:29:52 -0700
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, James.Bottomley@...senPartnership.com,
	Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: [PATCH 01/31] Disable const sections for PA-RISC

From: Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>

The PA-RISC tool chain seems to have some problem with correct read/write
attributes on sections. This causes problems when the const sections
are fixed up for other architecture to only contain truly read-only
data.

Disable const sections for PA-RISC

This can cause a bit of noise with modpost.

Cc: James.Bottomley@...senPartnership.com
Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
---
 arch/parisc/Kconfig  |    4 ++++
 include/linux/init.h |   27 +++++++++++++++++++--------
 2 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/parisc/Kconfig b/arch/parisc/Kconfig
index 3ff21b5..fbfeec9 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/parisc/Kconfig
@@ -243,6 +243,10 @@ config NODES_SHIFT
 	default "3"
 	depends on NEED_MULTIPLE_NODES
 
+config BROKEN_RODATA
+	bool
+	default y
+
 source "kernel/Kconfig.preempt"
 source "kernel/Kconfig.hz"
 source "mm/Kconfig"
diff --git a/include/linux/init.h b/include/linux/init.h
index 5e664f6..c2f06b3 100644
--- a/include/linux/init.h
+++ b/include/linux/init.h
@@ -43,10 +43,21 @@
    discard it in modules) */
 #define __init		__section(.init.text) __cold notrace
 #define __initdata	__section(.init.data)
-#define __initconst	__section(.init.rodata)
+#define __initconst	__constsection(.init.rodata)
 #define __exitdata	__section(.exit.data)
 #define __exit_call	__used __section(.exitcall.exit)
 
+/* 
+ * Some architecture have tool chains which do not handle rodata attributes
+ * correctly. For those disable special sections for const, so that other
+ * architectures can annotate correctly.
+ */
+#ifdef CONFIG_BROKEN_RODATA
+#define __constsection(x)
+#else
+#define __constsection(x) __section(x)
+#endif
+
 /*
  * modpost check for section mismatches during the kernel build.
  * A section mismatch happens when there are references from a
@@ -66,7 +77,7 @@
  */
 #define __ref            __section(.ref.text) noinline
 #define __refdata        __section(.ref.data)
-#define __refconst       __section(.ref.rodata)
+#define __refconst       __constsection(.ref.rodata)
 
 /* compatibility defines */
 #define __init_refok     __ref
@@ -85,26 +96,26 @@
 /* Used for HOTPLUG */
 #define __devinit        __section(.devinit.text) __cold notrace
 #define __devinitdata    __section(.devinit.data)
-#define __devinitconst   __section(.devinit.rodata)
+#define __devinitconst   __constsection(.devinit.rodata)
 #define __devexit        __section(.devexit.text) __exitused __cold notrace
 #define __devexitdata    __section(.devexit.data)
-#define __devexitconst   __section(.devexit.rodata)
+#define __devexitconst   __constsection(.devexit.rodata)
 
 /* Used for HOTPLUG_CPU */
 #define __cpuinit        __section(.cpuinit.text) __cold notrace
 #define __cpuinitdata    __section(.cpuinit.data)
-#define __cpuinitconst   __section(.cpuinit.rodata)
+#define __cpuinitconst   __constsection(.cpuinit.rodata)
 #define __cpuexit        __section(.cpuexit.text) __exitused __cold notrace
 #define __cpuexitdata    __section(.cpuexit.data)
-#define __cpuexitconst   __section(.cpuexit.rodata)
+#define __cpuexitconst   __constsection(.cpuexit.rodata)
 
 /* Used for MEMORY_HOTPLUG */
 #define __meminit        __section(.meminit.text) __cold notrace
 #define __meminitdata    __section(.meminit.data)
-#define __meminitconst   __section(.meminit.rodata)
+#define __meminitconst   __constsection(.meminit.rodata)
 #define __memexit        __section(.memexit.text) __exitused __cold notrace
 #define __memexitdata    __section(.memexit.data)
-#define __memexitconst   __section(.memexit.rodata)
+#define __memexitconst   __constsection(.memexit.rodata)
 
 /* For assembly routines */
 #define __HEAD		.section	".head.text","ax"
-- 
1.7.7.6

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