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

From: Baoquan He
Date: Fri Feb 10 2017 - 11:54:18 EST


On 02/10/17 at 12:46pm, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> 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

Yes, I missed these, let me post v2. Thanks!

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