Denis Cheng wrote:
>
> but their label names in .bss section are different,
> when reading these files, they are apt to confuse,
>
> this patch kept them in the same style of clearing.
>
Bullsh*t.
> diff --git a/arch/i386/boot/compressed/head.S
> b/arch/i386/boot/compressed/head.S
> index f35ea22..e499db0 100644
> --- a/arch/i386/boot/compressed/head.S
> +++ b/arch/i386/boot/compressed/head.S
> @@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ relocated:
> * Clear BSS
> */
> xorl %eax,%eax
> - leal _edata(%ebx),%edi
> + leal _bss(%ebx),%edi
> leal _end(%ebx), %ecx
> subl %edi,%ecx
> cld
Here you change _edata.._end into _bss.._end.
> diff --git a/arch/i386/boot/header.S b/arch/i386/boot/header.S
> index 7f4a2c5..cd074c1 100644
> --- a/arch/i386/boot/header.S
> +++ b/arch/i386/boot/header.S
> @@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ setup2:
>
> # Zero the bss
> movw $__bss_start, %di
> - movw $_end+3, %cx
> + movw $__bss_end, %cx
> xorl %eax, %eax
> subw %di, %cx
> shrw $2, %cx
Here you change __bss_start.._end to __bss_start..__bss_end, and have to
change the linker script for it not to break.
There is no consistency improvement, and as such, it's just churn.
-hpa
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