Re: [PATCH 3/3] xen/init: Annotate all command line parameter infrastructure as const

[Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@citrix.com>]

On 09/02/16 12:43, Jan Beulich wrote:
>>>> On 08.02.16 at 18:07, <andrew.cooper3@citrix.com> wrote:
>> --- a/xen/arch/x86/xen.lds.S
>> +++ b/xen/arch/x86/xen.lds.S
>> @@ -120,6 +120,12 @@ SECTIONS
>>    .init.data : {
>>         *(.init.rodata)
>>         *(.init.rodata.str*)
>> +
>> +       . = ALIGN(32);
> Why 32?
>
>> +       __setup_start = .;
>> +       *(.init.setup)
>> +       __setup_end = .;
>> +
>>         *(.init.data)
>>         *(.init.data.rel)
>>         *(.init.data.rel.*)
>> @@ -146,11 +152,6 @@ SECTIONS
>>         __ctors_end = .;
>>    } :text
>>    . = ALIGN(32);
>> -  .init.setup : {
>> -       __setup_start = .;
>> -       *(.init.setup)
>> -       __setup_end = .;
>> -  } :text
> If just because it was 32 here, I don't think that's a compelling
> reason. With it (above, not necessarily here) reduced to 8 (which
> of course could also be done while committing, if you agree and
> there are no deeper reasons),
> Reviewed-by: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@suse.com>

It was just because of the code here.  I still can't think of any
specific reason why 32 is needed, so the ALIGN() can just be dropped.

~Andrew