[PATCH] Extract initrd free logic from arch-specific code.

[shea@shealevy.com (Shea Levy)]

Hi Rob,

Rob Landley <rob at landley.net> writes:

> On 03/28/2018 10:26 AM, Shea Levy wrote:
>> Now only those architectures that have custom initrd free requirements
>> need to define free_initrd_mem.
> ...
>> --- a/arch/arc/mm/init.c
>> +++ b/arch/arc/mm/init.c
>> @@ -229,10 +229,3 @@ void __ref free_initmem(void)
>>  {
>>  	free_initmem_default(-1);
>>  }
>> -
>> -#ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD
>> -void __init free_initrd_mem(unsigned long start, unsigned long end)
>> -{
>> -	free_reserved_area((void *)start, (void *)end, -1, "initrd");
>> -}
>> -#endif
>> diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
>> index 3f972e83909b..19d1c5594e2d 100644
>> --- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
>> +++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
>> @@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ config ARM
>>  	select HARDIRQS_SW_RESEND
>>  	select HAVE_ARCH_AUDITSYSCALL if (AEABI && !OABI_COMPAT)
>>  	select HAVE_ARCH_BITREVERSE if (CPU_32v7M || CPU_32v7) && !CPU_32v6
>> +	select HAVE_ARCH_FREE_INITRD_MEM
>>  	select HAVE_ARCH_JUMP_LABEL if !XIP_KERNEL && !CPU_ENDIAN_BE32 && MMU
>>  	select HAVE_ARCH_KGDB if !CPU_ENDIAN_BE32 && MMU
>>  	select HAVE_ARCH_MMAP_RND_BITS if MMU
>
> Isn't this why weak symbols were invented?
>

This approach was suggested by Christoph Hellwig upthread, and seems to
have some precedent elsewhere (e.g. strncasecmp), but I agree weak
symbols seem appropriate here. I'm happy to implement either approach!

>
> Confused,
>
> Rob

Thanks,
Shea
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