RE: [PATCH 0/4] Section alignment issues?

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> diff --git a/include/linux/init.h b/include/linux/init.h
> index 3fa3f6241350..650311e4b215 100644
> --- a/include/linux/init.h
> +++ b/include/linux/init.h
> @@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ extern struct module __this_module;
>  #define ____define_initcall(fn, __stub, __name, __sec)         \
>         __define_initcall_stub(__stub, fn)                      \
>         asm(".section   \"" __sec "\", \"a\"            \n"     \
> +           ".balign 4                                  \n"     \
>             __stringify(__name) ":                      \n"     \
>             ".long      " __stringify(__stub) " - .     \n"     \
>             ".previous                                  \n");   \
> 
> 
> 
> Then, "this section requires at least 4 byte alignment"
> is recorded in the sh_addralign field.

Perhaps one of the headers should contain (something like):
#ifdef CONFIG_64
#define BALIGN_PTR ".balign 8\n"
#else
#define BALIGN_PTR ".balign 4\n"
#endif

to make it all easier (although that example doesn't need it).

	David

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