Re: [PATCH] ARM: xip: Use correct symbol for end of ROM marker

From: Russell King - ARM Linux
Date: Thu Nov 12 2015 - 11:32:40 EST


On Wed, Nov 11, 2015 at 09:17:35AM -0500, Chris Brandt wrote:
> diff --git a/include/asm-generic/sections.h b/include/asm-generic/sections.h
> index b58fd66..195554d 100644
> --- a/include/asm-generic/sections.h
> +++ b/include/asm-generic/sections.h
> @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
> * __ctors_start, __ctors_end
> */
> extern char _text[], _stext[], _etext[];
> -extern char _data[], _sdata[], _edata[];
> +extern char _data[], _sdata[], _edata[], _edata_loc[];

It's not good practice to put non-generic symbols in generic header files.
_edata_loc is an ARM specific symbol which no other architecture defines.
Please create an ARM private asm/sections.h header, which should include
the asm-generic version, and also declare the additional symbol.

Thanks.

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