[PATCH] ARM: remove no-op macro VMLINUX_SYMBOL()

From: Masahiro Yamada
Date: Wed May 09 2018 - 03:32:17 EST


VMLINUX_SYMBOL() is no-op unless CONFIG_HAVE_UNDERSCORE_SYMBOL_PREFIX
is defined. It has ever been selected only by BLACKFIN and METAG.
VMLINUX_SYMBOL() is unneeded for ARM-specific code.

Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---

I will put this patch into Russell's patch tracker.
This is for reviewing.


arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.h | 16 ++++++++--------
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.h b/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.h
index 71281e0..ae5fdff 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.h
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.h
@@ -27,24 +27,24 @@

#define PROC_INFO \
. = ALIGN(4); \
- VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__proc_info_begin) = .; \
+ __proc_info_begin = .; \
*(.proc.info.init) \
- VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__proc_info_end) = .;
+ __proc_info_end = .;

#define HYPERVISOR_TEXT \
- VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__hyp_text_start) = .; \
+ __hyp_text_start = .; \
*(.hyp.text) \
- VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__hyp_text_end) = .;
+ __hyp_text_end = .;

#define IDMAP_TEXT \
ALIGN_FUNCTION(); \
- VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__idmap_text_start) = .; \
+ __idmap_text_start = .; \
*(.idmap.text) \
- VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__idmap_text_end) = .; \
+ __idmap_text_end = .; \
. = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE); \
- VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__hyp_idmap_text_start) = .; \
+ __hyp_idmap_text_start = .; \
*(.hyp.idmap.text) \
- VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__hyp_idmap_text_end) = .;
+ __hyp_idmap_text_end = .;

#define ARM_DISCARD \
*(.ARM.exidx.exit.text) \
--
2.7.4