> > /* WARNING!!
> > * This code is compiled with -fPIC and it is relocated dynamically
> > * at run time, but no relocation processing is performed.
> > * This means that it is not safe to place pointers in static structures.
> > */
iirc the only static relocation in early_printk is the one to initialize
the console pointers - that could certainly be moved to be at run time.
> lib/string.c might be useful. The fact that the functions are not
> static slightly concerns me. I have a vague memory of non-static
> functions generating relocations for no good reason.
Would surprise me.
-Andi
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