For the restore part I will need a new segment [like __initdata but it
would be called e.g. __nosavedata]. It will contain variables, counters,
etc for saving/restoring so I will be able not to touch them [saving is
ok, but imagine that I would overwrite my variables while restoring --
this side effect isn't really wanted].
What the problem is:
in include/linux/init.h it is said that due to a bug in gcc 2.7.x we
should use __initlocaldata for local variables [not in file scope] which
is defined to be __initdata when gcc version is greater than 2.8.
otherwise it is blank [so it won't be in the init segment..].
My variables _must_ be in my new segment and I can't require to compile
with 2.8 [I think several ppl use 2.7.2 - me too :)].
The only solution I can think of that I use global variables for the file
scope :( [bad, bad..]
What is this bug anyway?
Seasons
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