Merge branch 'perf-urgent-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip

* 'perf-urgent-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip:
  extable, core_kernel_data(): Make sure all archs define _sdata
  core_kernel_data(): Fix architectures that do not define _sdata

1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/extable.c b/kernel/extable.c
index c2d625fcda77..5339705b8241 100644
--- a/kernel/extable.c
+++ b/kernel/extable.c
@@ -72,6 +72,16 @@ int core_kernel_text(unsigned long addr)
         return 0;
 }
 
+/**
+ * core_kernel_data - tell if addr points to kernel data
+ * @addr: address to test
+ *
+ * Returns true if @addr passed in is from the core kernel data
+ * section.
+ *
+ * Note: On some archs it may return true for core RODATA, and false
+ *  for others. But will always be true for core RW data.
+ */
 int core_kernel_data(unsigned long addr)
 {
         if (addr >= (unsigned long)_sdata &&