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Date:	Tue, 01 Oct 2013 12:37:47 +0200
From:	Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <b.zolnierkie@...sung.com>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
Cc:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, x86@...nel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Kyungmin Park <kyungmin.park@...sung.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86/geode: fix incorrect placement of __initdata tag


Hi,

On Tuesday, October 01, 2013 08:59:50 AM Ingo Molnar wrote:
> 
> * Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <b.zolnierkie@...sung.com> wrote:
> 
> > __initdata tag should be placed between the variable name and equal
> > sign for the variable to be placed in the intended .init.data section.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <b.zolnierkie@...sung.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Kyungmin Park <kyungmin.park@...sung.com>
> > ---
> >  arch/x86/platform/geode/alix.c    | 2 +-
> >  arch/x86/platform/geode/geos.c    | 2 +-
> >  arch/x86/platform/geode/net5501.c | 2 +-
> >  3 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> Does this fix have any runtime effects, i.e. should we queue this up as an 
> urgent fix for v3.12, or does tip:x86/platform with a v3.13 merge suffice?

It has runtime effects as the data now goes into .init.data which was not
a case previously. However it is not an urgent fix so I think that queuing
it for v3.13 is a better option. Thanks.

Best regards,
--
Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz
Samsung R&D Institute Poland
Samsung Electronics

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