Re: Oops from new WP test + fix

From: Jeff Garzik (jgarzik@mandrakesoft.com)
Date: Wed Oct 25 2000 - 04:23:12 EST

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Paul Gortmaker wrote:
> --- 2400-t10-p5/linux/kernel/module.c~ Tue Oct 24 14:04:52 2000
> +++ 2400-t10-p5/linux/kernel/module.c Wed Oct 25 02:20:35 2000
> @@ -26,15 +26,29 @@
> extern const struct exception_table_entry __start___ex_table[];
> extern const struct exception_table_entry __stop___ex_table[];
>
> +/*
> + * Don't do 'pick and choose' initialization of the structure
> + * elements here or gcc-2.7.2 (and others?) can mess it up and
> + * you will wonder where your exception table went... Paul G.
> + */

Actually the New Official Answer for 2.4.x is to not use gcc-2.7.2...

http://boudicca.tux.org/hypermail/linux-kernel/this-week/0404.html

Regards,

Jeff

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