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Subject: Re: Kernel Bug in 2.4.35 when compiled gcc>=4.2.0 and -march=c3
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> Well, top-level assembly is usually nasty.  Setting the section in the
> assembly statement as you said is probably the only thing you *can* do.

You'll probably need to (at the end of the asm block) restore
the current section to what it was before (".previous"), too.

> I don't think there is any requirement that top-level assembly
> statements get the section set to .text on their behalf.

Correct.


Segher