BUG() seems to include whole pathname in kernel data

From: Cesar Eduardo Barros (cesarb@web4u.com.br)
Date: Tue Apr 25 2000 - 20:09:19 EST

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It looks like every time BUG() is called (even if it's in an unused inline
function) the whole pathname for the .h file is included in the kernel data,
which is a waste of space. Wouldn't it be better to cut everything before the
kernel source top directory (so that
/home/cesarb/src/linux-2.3.99-pre6-6/include/asm/spinlock.h would become
include/asm/spinlock.h)?

(this is the behavior of the i386 BUG(). Don't know about other archs)

-- Cesar Eduardo Barros cesarb@web4u.com.br cesarb@dcc.ufrj.br

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