Re: [PATCH 14/15] x86: convert to use __HEAD and HEAD_TEXT macros.

[Linus Torvalds]

On Sat, 25 Apr 2009, Tim Abbott wrote:
>
> This has the consequence of changing the section name use for head
> code from ".text.head" to ".head.text".  Since this commit changes all
> users in the architecture, this change should be harmless.

Btw, this one really needs to unify the two lds files first. Look at 

	diff -u arch/x86/boot/compressed/vmlinux_*.lds

output and realize that they're basially exctly the same except for 
trivial naming differences, and the fact that the64-bit version hs a 
"pgtable" thing.

So this really needs to be done by first unifying the thing so that there 
is _one_ arch/x86/boot/compressed/vmlinux.lds.S file with a preprocessor 
that takes care of the trivial differences, and then after that, the 
".text.init" games should just be removed.

Notice the _removed_. 

I don't think the compressed stuff has any actual "init" code. It is just 
a blob loader that loads the compressed kernel. There should be no need 
for the init sections being special, so the vmlinux.lds.S file should just 
have a ".text*" section.

Hmm?

		Linus
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