[PATCH 1/2] Allow constructor name selection by architecture.

[linux@arm.linux.org.uk (Russell King - ARM Linux)]

On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 10:06:14AM +0100, Russell King - ARM Linux wrote:
> On Mon, May 28, 2012 at 10:30:05PM +0200, Sam Ravnborg wrote:
> > On Mon, May 28, 2012 at 07:33:37PM +0100, Vincent Sanders wrote:
> > > From: Vincent Sanders <vince@collabora.co.uk>
> > > 
> > > The constructor symbol name is different between platforms. Allow this
> > > to be selected by configuration and set suitable default values.
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: Vincent Sanders <vincent.sanders@collabora.co.uk>
> > > ---
> > >  include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h |    6 +++---
> > >  init/Kconfig                      |    6 ++++++
> > >  kernel/module.c                   |    2 +-
> > >  3 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> > > 
> > > diff --git a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
> > > index 8aeadf6..fd34808 100644
> > > --- a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
> > > +++ b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
> > > @@ -471,9 +471,9 @@
> > >  	}
> > >  
> > >  #ifdef CONFIG_CONSTRUCTORS
> > > -#define KERNEL_CTORS()	. = ALIGN(8);			   \
> > > -			VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__ctors_start) = .; \
> > > -			*(.ctors)			   \
> > > +#define KERNEL_CTORS()	. = ALIGN(8);					\
> > > +			VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__ctors_start) = .;		\
> > > +			*(CONFIG_CONSTRUCTORS_NAME)			\
> > >  			VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__ctors_end) = .;
> > 
> > What is wrong with adding both "standard" names for ctors uncnditionally?
> > Like this:
> > > 			*(.ctors)			   \
> > > +			*(.init_array)			   \
> 
> That doesn't get rid of CONFIG_CONSTRUCTORS_NAME, because it's needed
> in the module code.  Do you have a suggestion to solve that as well?

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