Re: [PATCH][RFC][REPOST] __init_msg(x) and friends macro

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Hi!

> Patch adds __init_msg (and friends) macro that places its argument
> (string constant) into corresponding .data.init section and returns
> pointer to it. The goal of this patch is to allow constructions like this:
>
> static void __init foo(void)
> {
> printk(__init_msg(KERN_INFO "Some random long message "
> "going to .data.init and then to bit bucket\n"));
> }
>
> I hope this patch can save some memory and will be usefull :))

I think it's better to teach GCC understanding another function attribute
defining the default section of all read-only data defined in the function.

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