linux-kernel - [PATCH] mm: Apply the section attribute to the variable, not its type

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Date:	Fri,  5 Sep 2014 16:16:45 -0700
From:	behanw@...verseincode.com
To:	hpa@...or.com, mingo@...hat.com, tglx@...utronix.de, x86@...nel.org
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, torvalds@...ux-foundation.org,
	Jan-Simon Möller <dl9pf@....de>,
	Behan Webster <behanw@...verseincode.com>
Subject: [PATCH] mm: Apply the section attribute to the variable, not its type

From: Jan-Simon Möller <dl9pf@....de>

This fixes a compilation error in clang in that a linker section attribute
can't be added to a type.

arch/x86/mm/mmap.c:34:8: error: '__section__' attribute only applies to functions and global variables
struct __read_mostly va_alignment va_align = {
       ^
arch/x86/include/asm/cache.h:10:38: note: expanded from macro '__read_mostly'
#define __read_mostly __attribute__((__section__(".data..read_mostly")))
                                     ^
1 error generated.

By moving the section attribute to the variable declaration, the desired effect
is acheived.

Signed-off-by: Jan-Simon Möller <dl9pf@....de>
Signed-off-by: Behan Webster <behanw@...verseincode.com>
---
 arch/x86/mm/mmap.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/mmap.c b/arch/x86/mm/mmap.c
index 25e7e13..919b912 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/mmap.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/mmap.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <asm/elf.h>
 
-struct __read_mostly va_alignment va_align = {
+struct va_alignment __read_mostly va_align = {
 	.flags = -1,
 };
 
-- 
1.9.1

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