Re: [PATCH] x86: Clean up a tiny description mistake in kernel ld script

From: Thomas Gleixner
Date: Fri Feb 10 2017 - 06:47:50 EST


On Thu, 2 Feb 2017, Baoquan He wrote:

> Remove the redundent word "is".
>
> Signed-off-by: Baoquan He <bhe@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S | 4 ++--
> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
> index e79f15f..f8f56b9 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
> @@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
> *
> *
> * Don't define absolute symbols until and unless you know that symbol
> - * value is should remain constant even if kernel image is relocated
> - * at run time. Absolute symbols are not relocated. If symbol value should
> + * value should remain constant even if kernel image is relocated at

And while at it we could make it a proper sentence:

... you know that the symbol value should .... even if the kernel ....

> + * run time. Absolute symbols are not relocated. If symbol value should

If the symbol value ...

> * change if kernel is relocated, make the symbol section relative and

if the kernel

> * put it inside the section definition.
> */
> --
> 2.5.5
>
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