Re: [PATCH] add a printk_init variant storing format strings in__initdata

[Alan Cox]

> > When using printk from __init functions it would be desirable to place
> > the printk format strings in __initdata.  Add a printk_init() variant
> > which does this.

Russell played with this years ago I seem to remember and broke the ARM
gcc in the process. If we have any compilers generating near pointer
references for string constants then suddenely hiding them in another
section is going to be interesting.

> Wouldn't it be great if checkpatch were to detect
> fail-to-use-printk_init() in an __init function?

Can we have a 'correctpatch' to go with it someday perhaps ;)
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