linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] treewide: Convert macro and uses of __section(foo) to _

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Date:   Fri, 23 Oct 2020 22:03:23 +0200
From:   Miguel Ojeda <miguel.ojeda.sandonis@...il.com>
To:     Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Cc:     Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        clang-built-linux <clang-built-linux@...glegroups.com>,
        Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>,
        linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] treewide: Convert macro and uses of __section(foo) to __section("foo")

On Fri, Oct 23, 2020 at 10:03 AM Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com> wrote:
>
> Thanks Miguel, but IMO it doesn't need time in next.

You're welcome! It never hurts to keep things for a bit there.

> Applying it just before an rc1 minimizes conflicts.

There shouldn't be many conflicts after -rc1. The amount of changes is
reasonable too, so no need to apply the script directly. In any case,
if you prefer that Linus picks it up himself right away for this -rc1,
it looks good to me (with the caveat that it isn't tested):

Reviewed-by: Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@...nel.org>

Cheers,
Miguel