On Jun 6, 2012, at 6:12 AM, Russell King - ARM Linux wrote:
> On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 10:06:14AM +0100, Russell King - ARM Linux wrote:
>> On Mon, May 28, 2012 at 10:30:05PM +0200, Sam Ravnborg wrote:
>>> On Mon, May 28, 2012 at 07:33:37PM +0100, Vincent Sanders wrote:
>>>> From: Vincent Sanders <vi...@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.sand...@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)                     \
>> 
>> That doesn't get rid of CONFIG_CONSTRUCTORS_NAME, because it's needed
>> in the module code.  Do you have a suggestion to solve that as well?
> 
> Ping.

Pinging this back to life.  I'd like to see GCOV for ARM eABI finally make it 
upstream.
So, any objections to this?  Should it be resubmitted?

TIA!

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Regards,
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