linux-kernel - [PATCH] x86: remove no-op macro VMLINUX

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Date:   Wed,  9 May 2018 16:49:34 +0900
From:   Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>
To:     x86@...nel.org
Cc:     linux-arch <linux-arch@...r.kernel.org>,
        Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>
Subject: [PATCH] x86: remove no-op macro VMLINUX_SYMBOL()

VMLINUX_SYMBOL() is no-op unless CONFIG_HAVE_UNDERSCORE_SYMBOL_PREFIX
is defined.  It has ever been selected only by BLACKFIN and METAG.
VMLINUX_SYMBOL() is unneeded for x86-specific code.

Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>
---

 arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 795f3a8..5e1458f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -117,11 +117,11 @@ SECTIONS
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
 		. = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
-		VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__entry_trampoline_start) = .;
+		__entry_trampoline_start = .;
 		_entry_trampoline = .;
 		*(.entry_trampoline)
 		. = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
-		VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__entry_trampoline_end) = .;
+		__entry_trampoline_end = .;
 		ASSERT(. - _entry_trampoline == PAGE_SIZE, "entry trampoline is too big");
 #endif
 
-- 
2.7.4