From: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@mandrakesoft.com>
To: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>
Cc: Linux Kernel Development <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: const __init
Date: Sun, 20 May 2001 16:06:55 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <3B0823DF.E99BD0F8@mandrakesoft.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.05.10105202145520.1667-100000@callisto.of.borg>
Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
>
> Since a while include/linux/init.h contains the line
>
> * Also note, that this data cannot be "const".
>
> Why is this? Because const data will be put in a different section?
Causes a "section type conflict" build error, at least on x86.
> FWIW, many sources still use __init for data, while it should be __initdata.
*blink* wow
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2001-05-20 20:07 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2001-05-20 19:51 const __init Geert Uytterhoeven
2001-05-20 20:06 ` Jeff Garzik [this message]
2001-05-20 20:11 ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2001-05-20 21:34 ` Jeff Garzik
2001-05-20 22:19 ` Ingo Oeser
2001-05-21 2:43 ` Richard Henderson
2001-05-21 12:41 ` Jamie Lokier
2001-05-21 3:07 ` Keith Owens
2001-05-21 7:51 ` Richard Henderson
2001-05-21 20:01 ` J . A . Magallon
2001-05-20 20:16 ` Franz Sirl
2001-05-21 0:58 ` Keith Owens
2001-05-20 22:05 ` Russell King
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