Re: [PATCH] Double check memmap is actually valid with a memmaphas unexpected holes

[Russell King - ARM Linux]

On Wed, May 06, 2009 at 03:31:00PM +0100, Mel Gorman wrote:
> On Tue, May 05, 2009 at 01:06:53PM +0200, Johannes Weiner wrote:
> > I think we also need to fix up show_mem(). 
> 
> As it turns out, ARM has its own show_mem(). I don't see how, but ARM
> must not be using lib/show_mem.c even though it compiles it.

That happens because lib/show_mem.c is a library file, and since there
isn't an unresolved reference to show_mem in from within the object
files ld is asked to link, the version in the .a library won't be
brought in.
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