Re: [PATCH 1/4] kernel: constructor support

From: Sam Ravnborg
Date: Mon May 11 2009 - 14:52:28 EST


On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 10:43:34AM +0200, Peter Oberparleiter wrote:
> Américo Wang wrote:
> >On Fri, May 08, 2009 at 05:44:09PM +0200, Peter Oberparleiter wrote:
> >>From: Peter Oberparleiter <oberpar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>Index: linux-2.6.30-rc4/init/main.c
> >>===================================================================
> >>--- linux-2.6.30-rc4.orig/init/main.c
> >>+++ linux-2.6.30-rc4/init/main.c
> >>@@ -700,6 +700,18 @@ asmlinkage void __init start_kernel(void
> >> rest_init();
> >>}
> >>
> >>+/* Call all constructor functions linked into the kernel. */
> >>+static void __init do_ctors(void)
> >>+{
> >>+#ifdef CONFIG_CONSTRUCTORS
> >>+ extern ctor_fn_t __ctors_start[], __ctors_end[];
> >
> >
> >I would like these to be globally decleared, since they are.
>
> Ok, I will move the __ctors_* declarations to include/linux/ínit.h

include/asm-generic/sections.h please.
And please add a comment too.

That the other entries in the same file lacks a comment is not
the example to follow.

Sam
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