[PATCH v5 3/7] wireless: wl12xx: add platform data passing support

Tony Lindgren tony at atomide.com
Wed Sep 15 12:39:39 EDT 2010


* Vitaly Wool <vitalywool at gmail.com> [100915 01:18]:
> 2010/9/15 Ohad Ben-Cohen <ohad at wizery.com>:
> >> Sorry for pushing at this, but why would you mark data that's meant to
> >> be used after init phase as __initdata?
> >
> > I can remove the first copying as well if Russell is ok with it.
> 
> I personally think it's not worth it. This copying basically happens
> only once and this point is soooo irrelevant. My position therefore
> is: let's get the current implementation in, and if Michal is
> uncomfortable with that, he can come up with the patch. Let's
> concentrate on the real problems.

This becomes an issue when compiling in support for multiple
boards.. All the data that's not in use for the booted board
should be __initdata.

Regards,

Tony



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