linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6 02/28] x86/asm/suspend: drop ENTRY from local data

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Date:   Sat, 19 May 2018 21:42:35 +0200
From:   Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:     Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>
Cc:     mingo@...hat.com, linux-arch@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
        Len Brown <len.brown@...el.com>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, x86@...nel.org,
        linux-pm@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 02/28] x86/asm/suspend: drop ENTRY from local data

On Fri 2018-05-18 11:16:55, Jiri Slaby wrote:
> ENTRY was intended for functions and shall be paired with ENDPROC.
> ENTRY also aligns symbols which creates unnecessary holes here between
> data.
> 
> So drop ENTRY from saved_eip in wakeup_32 and many saved_* in wakeup_64,
> as these symbols are local only.
> 
> We could use SYM_DATA_LOCAL for these symbols, but it was discouraged
> earlier [1].
> 
> [1] https://lkml.org/lkml/2017/4/27/244
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>
> Cc: "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>
> Cc: Len Brown <len.brown@...el.com>

Acked-by: Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>

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