Re: [PATCH 4/5] Introduce __pa_symbol()

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On Wed, 11 Oct 2006 14:08:44 +0200, Franck Bui-Huu <vagabon.xyz@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> This patch introduces __pa_symbol() macro which should be used to
> calculate the physical address of kernel symbols. It also relies
> on RELOC_HIDE() to avoid any compiler's oddities when doing
> arithmetics on symbols.

I agree with you that we need __pa_symbol(), but what is a purpose of
using RELOC_HIDE() here?  Frankly I do not understand what
RELOC_HIDE() does...

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Atsushi Nemoto


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