[PATCH] ARM: Fix data abort accessing proc_info from __lookup_processor_type (Re: [PATCH 03/10] ARM: hotplug cpu: Keep processor information, startup code & __lookup_processor_type)

[Russell King - ARM Linux]

On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 11:51:08AM -0700, Tony Lindgren wrote:
> diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
> index 1953e3d..a58b91d 100644
> --- a/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
> +++ b/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
> @@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ SECTIONS
>  			*(.glue_7)
>  			*(.glue_7t)
>  		*(.got)			/* Global offset table		*/
> +			. = ALIGN(4);
>  			ARM_CPU_KEEP(PROC_INFO)

The got table should also be word aligned - but the kernel doesn't use
one.  In any case, it would be a good idea to place it before the .got.