Re: [PATCH v3 3/7] sparc: support static_key usage in non-module __exit sections

From	David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Newsgroups	linux.kernel
Subject	Re: [PATCH v3 3/7] sparc: support static_key usage in non-module __exit sections
Date	2016-07-07 03:50 +0200
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From: Jason Baron <jbaron@akamai.com>
Date: Wed,  6 Jul 2016 17:42:32 -0400

> The jump table can reference text found in an __exit section. Thus,
> instead of discarding it at build/link time, include EXIT_TEXT as part
> of __init and release it at system boot time.
> 
> Without this patch the link fails with:
> 
>     `.exit.text' referenced in section `__jump_table' of xxx.o:
>     defined in discarded section `.exit.text' of xxx.o
> 
> Cc: "David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>
> Cc: sparclinux@vger.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Jason Baron <jbaron@akamai.com>

Acked-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>

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[PATCH v3 3/7] sparc: support static_key usage in non-module __exit sections Jason Baron <jbaron@akamai.com> - 2016-07-06 23:50 +0200
  Re: [PATCH v3 3/7] sparc: support static_key usage in non-module  __exit sections David Miller <davem@davemloft.net> - 2016-07-07 03:50 +0200

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