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

Sam Ravnborg sam at ravnborg.org
Mon May 28 16:30:05 EDT 2012


On Mon, May 28, 2012 at 07:33:37PM +0100, Vincent Sanders wrote:
> From: Vincent Sanders <vince at 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 at 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)			   \


	Sam



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