Re: [PATCH] more i386 head.S cleanups

From: Randy.Dunlap
Date: Thu Apr 15 2004 - 09:27:07 EST


On Thu, 15 Apr 2004 22:14:19 +0800 Coywolf Qi Hunt wrote:

| Brian Gerst wrote:
|
| > - Move empty_zero_page and swapper_pg_dir to BSS. This requires that
| > BSS is cleared earlier, but reclaims over 3k that was lost due to page
| > alignment.
| > - Move stack_start, ready, and int_msg, boot_gdt_descr, idt_descr, and
| > cpu_gdt_descr to .data. They were interfering with disassembly while in
| > .text.
| >
|
| Interesting, two years ago in 2002, you sent a patch basically of the
| same idea.
|
| http://www.uwsg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0208.0/0850.html

and your point is??

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~Randy
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