Re: [2.6 patch] drivers/input/misc/wistron_btns.c: section fixes

["Dmitry Torokhov" <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com>]

On 6/26/06, Dmitry Torokhov <dtor_core@ameritech.net> wrote:
> On Monday 26 June 2006 06:35, Adrian Bunk wrote:
> > This patch contains the following fixes:
> > - it doesn't make sense to mark a variable on the stack as __initdata
> > - struct dmi_ids is using the __init dmi_matched()
>
> Since when did static variables become allocated on stack?
>

BTW, if I add __intidata to dmi_ids array GCC (3.4.4) bitches at me:

  CC      drivers/input/misc/wistron_btns.o
drivers/input/misc/wistron_btns.c:345: error: dmi_ids causes a section
type conflict
make[1]: *** [drivers/input/misc/wistron_btns.o] Error 1
make: *** [drivers/input/misc/] Error 2

I have to declare it as "static const struct dmi_system_id __initdata
dmi_ids[] = {..." for it to compile successfully, but there is a
comment that we should not use const with __initdata. Although I
checked the assembly oputput and const __initdata endes up in
init.data section - exactly where we want it. Wierd...

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Dmitry