linux-kernel - [tip:x86/build] x86, boot: Move intcall() to the .inittext section

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Date:	Sat, 4 Jan 2014 14:42:39 -0800
From:	"tip-bot for H. Peter Anvin" <tipbot@...or.com>
To:	linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, hpa@...or.com, mingo@...nel.org,
	tglx@...utronix.de, hpa@...ux.intel.com
Subject: [tip:x86/build] x86, boot: Move intcall()
  to the .inittext section

Commit-ID:  6f34152f54bcf63a49ea701643c81f5b2168fec8
Gitweb:     http://git.kernel.org/tip/6f34152f54bcf63a49ea701643c81f5b2168fec8
Author:     H. Peter Anvin <hpa@...ux.intel.com>
AuthorDate: Sat, 4 Jan 2014 14:29:08 -0800
Committer:  H. Peter Anvin <hpa@...ux.intel.com>
CommitDate: Sat, 4 Jan 2014 14:29:08 -0800

x86, boot: Move intcall() to the .inittext section

The .inittext section tries to aggregate all functions which are
needed to get a message out in the case of a load failure.  However,
putchar() uses intcall(), so intcall() should be in the .inittext
section.

Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@...ux.intel.com>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/n/tip-twxm8igouzbmsklmf6lfyq0w@git.kernel.org
---
 arch/x86/boot/bioscall.S | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/bioscall.S b/arch/x86/boot/bioscall.S
index 5077937..d401b4a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/bioscall.S
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/bioscall.S
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* -----------------------------------------------------------------------
  *
- *   Copyright 2009 Intel Corporation; author H. Peter Anvin
+ *   Copyright 2009-2014 Intel Corporation; author H. Peter Anvin
  *
  *   This file is part of the Linux kernel, and is made available under
  *   the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 or (at your
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  */
 
 	.code16
-	.text
+	.section ".inittext","ax"
 	.globl	intcall
 	.type	intcall, @function
 intcall:
--
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