This patch is preparation for replacing most uses of
".bss.page_aligned" and ".data.page_aligned" in the kernel with
macros, so that the section name can later be changed without having
to touch a lot of the kernel.
The long-term goal here is to be able to change the kernel's magic
section names t
On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 03:54:08PM -0400, Tim Abbott wrote:
> This patch is preparation for replacing most uses of
> ".bss.page_aligned" and ".data.page_aligned" in the kernel with
> macros, so that the section name can later be changed without having
> to touch a lot of the kernel.
>
> The long-t
On Fri, 1 May 2009, Sam Ravnborg wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 03:54:08PM -0400, Tim Abbott wrote:
> > +#define __PAGE_ALIGNED_DATA.section ".data.page_aligned", "aw",
> > @progbits
> > +#define __PAGE_ALIGNED_BSS .section ".bss.page_aligned", "aw", @nobits
>
> It is my understanding
Tim Abbott wrote:
> On Fri, 1 May 2009, Sam Ravnborg wrote:
>
>> On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 03:54:08PM -0400, Tim Abbott wrote:
>>> +#define __PAGE_ALIGNED_DATA.section ".data.page_aligned", "aw",
>>> @progbits
>>> +#define __PAGE_ALIGNED_BSS .section ".bss.page_aligned", "aw", @nobits
>> It
On Fri, May 01, 2009 at 09:33:13AM -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> Tim Abbott wrote:
> > On Fri, 1 May 2009, Sam Ravnborg wrote:
> >
> >> On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 03:54:08PM -0400, Tim Abbott wrote:
> >>> +#define __PAGE_ALIGNED_DATA .section ".data.page_aligned", "aw",
> >>> @progbits
> >>> +
Sam Ravnborg wrote:
> On Fri, May 01, 2009 at 09:33:13AM -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
>> Tim Abbott wrote:
>>> On Fri, 1 May 2009, Sam Ravnborg wrote:
>>>
On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 03:54:08PM -0400, Tim Abbott wrote:
> +#define __PAGE_ALIGNED_DATA .section ".data.page_aligned", "aw",
>
On Fri, May 01, 2009 at 10:18:20AM -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> Sam Ravnborg wrote:
> > On Fri, May 01, 2009 at 09:33:13AM -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> >> Tim Abbott wrote:
> >>> On Fri, 1 May 2009, Sam Ravnborg wrote:
> >>>
> On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 03:54:08PM -0400, Tim Abbott wrote:
> >
Sam Ravnborg wrote:
>>
>> What's wrong with @?
> arm does not support it :-(
> I recall it denote a comment in arm assembler.
>
> I could do some magic to detect the ARM case but I'm reluctant to do so.
> I could also ignore the arm issue for now as it is not used by arm,
> but that strikes me as
"H. Peter Anvin" writes:
> Sam Ravnborg wrote:
>>>
>>> What's wrong with @?
>> arm does not support it :-(
>> I recall it denote a comment in arm assembler.
>>
>> I could do some magic to detect the ARM case but I'm reluctant to do so.
>> I could also ignore the arm issue for now as it is not us
