linux-kernel - [PATCH 2/2] x86/asm: Make boot_gdt

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Date:   Thu,  3 Oct 2019 11:52:38 +0200
From:   Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>
To:     bp@...en8.de
Cc:     tglx@...utronix.de, mingo@...hat.com, hpa@...or.com,
        x86@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] x86/asm: Make boot_gdt_descr local

As far as I can see, it was never used outside head_32.S. Not even when
added in 2004. So make it local.

Signed-off-by: Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>
Cc: Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
Cc: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Cc: x86@...nel.org
---
 arch/x86/kernel/head_32.S | 2 --
 1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/head_32.S b/arch/x86/kernel/head_32.S
index 30f9cb2c0b55..7feb953e10d2 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/head_32.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/head_32.S
@@ -597,8 +597,6 @@ int_msg:
  */
 
 	.data
-.globl boot_gdt_descr
-
 	ALIGN
 # early boot GDT descriptor (must use 1:1 address mapping)
 	.word 0				# 32 bit align gdt_desc.address
-- 
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