1 files changed, 72 insertions, 56 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/init.h b/include/linux/init.h
index 5141381a7527..a404a0055dd7 100644
--- a/include/linux/init.h
+++ b/include/linux/init.h
@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@
 
 /* These are for everybody (although not all archs will actually
    discard it in modules) */
-#define __init          __attribute__ ((__section__ (".init.text"))) __cold
-#define __initdata      __attribute__ ((__section__ (".init.data")))
-#define __exitdata      __attribute__ ((__section__(".exit.data")))
-#define __exit_call     __attribute_used__ __attribute__ ((__section__ (".exitcall.exit")))
+#define __init          __section(.init.text) __cold
+#define __initdata      __section(.init.data)
+#define __exitdata      __section(.exit.data)
+#define __exit_call     __used __section(.exitcall.exit)
 
 /* modpost check for section mismatches during the kernel build.
  * A section mismatch happens when there are references from a
@@ -52,25 +52,79 @@
  * when early init has completed so all such references are potential bugs.
  * For exit sections the same issue exists.
  * The following markers are used for the cases where the reference to
- * the init/exit section (code or data) is valid and will teach modpost
- * not to issue a warning.
+ * the *init / *exit section (code or data) is valid and will teach
+ * modpost not to issue a warning.
  * The markers follow same syntax rules as __init / __initdata. */
-#define __init_refok     noinline __attribute__ ((__section__ (".text.init.refok")))
-#define __initdata_refok          __attribute__ ((__section__ (".data.init.refok")))
-#define __exit_refok     noinline __attribute__ ((__section__ (".exit.text.refok")))
+#define __ref            __section(.ref.text) noinline
+#define __refdata        __section(.ref.data)
+#define __refconst       __section(.ref.rodata)
+
+/* backward compatibility note
+ *  A few places hardcode the old section names:
+ *  .text.init.refok
+ *  .data.init.refok
+ *  .exit.text.refok
+ *  They should be converted to use the defines from this file
+ */
+
+/* compatibility defines */
+#define __init_refok     __ref
+#define __initdata_refok __refdata
+#define __exit_refok     __ref
+
 
 #ifdef MODULE
-#define __exit          __attribute__ ((__section__(".exit.text"))) __cold
+#define __exitused
 #else
-#define __exit          __attribute_used__ __attribute__ ((__section__(".exit.text"))) __cold
+#define __exitused  __used
 #endif
 
+#define __exit          __section(.exit.text) __exitused __cold
+
+/* Used for HOTPLUG */
+#define __devinit        __section(.devinit.text) __cold
+#define __devinitdata    __section(.devinit.data)
+#define __devinitconst   __section(.devinit.rodata)
+#define __devexit        __section(.devexit.text) __exitused __cold
+#define __devexitdata    __section(.devexit.data)
+#define __devexitconst   __section(.devexit.rodata)
+
+/* Used for HOTPLUG_CPU */
+#define __cpuinit        __section(.cpuinit.text) __cold
+#define __cpuinitdata    __section(.cpuinit.data)
+#define __cpuinitconst   __section(.cpuinit.rodata)
+#define __cpuexit        __section(.cpuexit.text) __exitused __cold
+#define __cpuexitdata    __section(.cpuexit.data)
+#define __cpuexitconst   __section(.cpuexit.rodata)
+
+/* Used for MEMORY_HOTPLUG */
+#define __meminit        __section(.meminit.text) __cold
+#define __meminitdata    __section(.meminit.data)
+#define __meminitconst   __section(.meminit.rodata)
+#define __memexit        __section(.memexit.text) __exitused __cold
+#define __memexitdata    __section(.memexit.data)
+#define __memexitconst   __section(.memexit.rodata)
+
 /* For assembly routines */
 #define __INIT          .section        ".init.text","ax"
-#define __INIT_REFOK    .section        ".text.init.refok","ax"
 #define __FINIT         .previous
+
 #define __INITDATA      .section        ".init.data","aw"
-#define __INITDATA_REFOK .section       ".data.init.refok","aw"
+#define __FINITDATA     .previous
+
+#define __DEVINIT        .section       ".devinit.text", "ax"
+#define __DEVINITDATA    .section       ".devinit.data", "aw"
+
+#define __CPUINIT        .section       ".cpuinit.text", "ax"
+#define __CPUINITDATA    .section       ".cpuinit.data", "aw"
+
+#define __MEMINIT        .section       ".meminit.text", "ax"
+#define __MEMINITDATA    .section       ".meminit.data", "aw"
+
+/* silence warnings when references are OK */
+#define __REF            .section       ".ref.text", "ax"
+#define __REFDATA        .section       ".ref.data", "aw"
+#define __REFCONST       .section       ".ref.rodata", "aw"
 
 #ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
 /*
@@ -108,7 +162,7 @@ void prepare_namespace(void);
  */
 
 #define __define_initcall(level,fn,id) \
-        static initcall_t __initcall_##fn##id __attribute_used__ \
+        static initcall_t __initcall_##fn##id __used \
         __attribute__((__section__(".initcall" level ".init"))) = fn
 
 /*
@@ -142,11 +196,11 @@ void prepare_namespace(void);
 
 #define console_initcall(fn) \
         static initcall_t __initcall_##fn \
-        __attribute_used__ __attribute__((__section__(".con_initcall.init")))=fn
+        __used __section(.con_initcall.init) = fn
 
 #define security_initcall(fn) \
         static initcall_t __initcall_##fn \
-        __attribute_used__ __attribute__((__section__(".security_initcall.init"))) = fn
+        __used __section(.security_initcall.init) = fn
 
 struct obs_kernel_param {
         const char *str;
@@ -163,8 +217,7 @@ struct obs_kernel_param {
 #define __setup_param(str, unique_id, fn, early)                        \
         static char __setup_str_##unique_id[] __initdata __aligned(1) = str; \
         static struct obs_kernel_param __setup_##unique_id      \
-                __attribute_used__                              \
-                __attribute__((__section__(".init.setup")))     \
+                __used __section(.init.setup)                   \
                 __attribute__((aligned((sizeof(long)))))        \
                 = { __setup_str_##unique_id, fn, early }
 
@@ -242,7 +295,7 @@ void __init parse_early_param(void);
 #endif
 
 /* Data marked not to be saved by software suspend */
-#define __nosavedata __attribute__ ((__section__ (".data.nosave")))
+#define __nosavedata __section(.data.nosave)
 
 /* This means "can be init if no module support, otherwise module load
    may call it." */
@@ -254,43 +307,6 @@ void __init parse_early_param(void);
 #define __initdata_or_module __initdata
 #endif /*CONFIG_MODULES*/
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG
-#define __devinit
-#define __devinitdata
-#define __devexit
-#define __devexitdata
-#else
-#define __devinit __init
-#define __devinitdata __initdata
-#define __devexit __exit
-#define __devexitdata __exitdata
-#endif
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
-#define __cpuinit
-#define __cpuinitdata
-#define __cpuexit
-#define __cpuexitdata
-#else
-#define __cpuinit       __init
-#define __cpuinitdata __initdata
-#define __cpuexit __exit
-#define __cpuexitdata   __exitdata
-#endif
-
-#if defined(CONFIG_MEMORY_HOTPLUG) || defined(CONFIG_ACPI_HOTPLUG_MEMORY) \
-        || defined(CONFIG_ACPI_HOTPLUG_MEMORY_MODULE)
-#define __meminit
-#define __meminitdata
-#define __memexit
-#define __memexitdata
-#else
-#define __meminit       __init
-#define __meminitdata __initdata
-#define __memexit __exit
-#define __memexitdata   __exitdata
-#endif
-
 /* Functions marked as __devexit may be discarded at kernel link time, depending
    on config options.  Newer versions of binutils detect references from
    retained sections to discarded sections and flag an error.  Pointers to