Re: [PATCH 3/4] printk: use a clever macro

[Geert Uytterhoeven]

Hi Alex,

On Wed, Jul 9, 2014 at 3:04 PM, Alex Elder <elder@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> --- a/kernel/printk/printk.c
> +++ b/kernel/printk/printk.c
> @@ -453,11 +453,7 @@ static int log_store(int facility, int level,
>         return msg->text_len;
>  }
>
> -#ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY_DMESG_RESTRICT
> -int dmesg_restrict = 1;
> -#else
> -int dmesg_restrict;
> -#endif
> +int dmesg_restrict = IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SECURITY_DMESG_RESTRICT);

Doesn't this move dmesg_restrict from the bss to the data section
in case CONFIG_SECURITY_DMESG_RESTRICT is not enabled, due
to the explicit initialization to zero?

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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