[PATCH] store __setup_str_* in a more compact way

From: Jan Beulich
Date: Tue Aug 28 2007 - 06:07:21 EST


__setup_str_* are referenced only during boot, hence there's no need to
waste image space for aligning these strings (with the aim of improving
performance).

Signed-off-by: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxxxx>

include/linux/init.h | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

--- linux-2.6.23-rc4/include/linux/init.h 2007-08-28 09:42:36.000000000 +0200
+++ 2.6.23-rc4-compact-setup-str/include/linux/init.h 2007-08-20 09:28:12.000000000 +0200
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ struct obs_kernel_param {
* obs_kernel_param "array" too far apart in .init.setup.
*/
#define __setup_param(str, unique_id, fn, early) \
- static char __setup_str_##unique_id[] __initdata = str; \
+ static char __setup_str_##unique_id[] __initdata __aligned(1) = str; \
static struct obs_kernel_param __setup_##unique_id \
__attribute_used__ \
__attribute__((__section__(".init.setup"))) \



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