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Re: [patch] Convert sockets_in_use to use per_cpu areas

To: "David S. Miller" <davem@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [patch] Convert sockets_in_use to use per_cpu areas
From: Chris Wedgwood <cw@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2002 16:00:48 -0800
Cc: kiran@xxxxxxxxxx, netdev@xxxxxxxxxxx, linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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On Mon, Dec 23, 2002 at 12:16:32PM -0800, David S. Miller wrote:

> You have to provide an explicit initializer for DEFINE_PER_CPU
> declarations or you break some platforms with older GCC's which
> otherwise won't put it into the proper section.

I wonder if "some platforms with older GCC's" will ever have these
issues resolved...


  --cw


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