[PATCH] initramfs: mask my_inptr as __initdata

wuchi posted 1 patch 3 years, 7 months ago
init/initramfs.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
[PATCH] initramfs: mask my_inptr as __initdata
Posted by wuchi 3 years, 7 months ago
As my_inptr is only used in __init function unpack_to_rootfs(),
mark it as __initdata to allow it be freed after boot.

Signed-off-by: wuchi <wuchi.zero@gmail.com>
---
 init/initramfs.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/init/initramfs.c b/init/initramfs.c
index 18229cfe8906..2f5bfb7d7652 100644
--- a/init/initramfs.c
+++ b/init/initramfs.c
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ static long __init flush_buffer(void *bufv, unsigned long len)
 	return origLen;
 }
 
-static unsigned long my_inptr; /* index of next byte to be processed in inbuf */
+static unsigned long my_inptr __initdata; /* index of next byte to be processed in inbuf */
 
 #include <linux/decompress/generic.h>
 
-- 
2.20.1
Re: [PATCH] initramfs: mask my_inptr as __initdata
Posted by David Disseldorp 3 years, 7 months ago
On Sat, 27 Aug 2022 15:11:16 +0800, wuchi wrote:

> As my_inptr is only used in __init function unpack_to_rootfs(),
> mark it as __initdata to allow it be freed after boot.
> 
> Signed-off-by: wuchi <wuchi.zero@gmail.com>
> ---
>  init/initramfs.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/init/initramfs.c b/init/initramfs.c
> index 18229cfe8906..2f5bfb7d7652 100644
> --- a/init/initramfs.c
> +++ b/init/initramfs.c
> @@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ static long __init flush_buffer(void *bufv, unsigned long len)
>  	return origLen;
>  }
>  
> -static unsigned long my_inptr; /* index of next byte to be processed in inbuf */
> +static unsigned long my_inptr __initdata; /* index of next byte to be processed in inbuf */
>  
>  #include <linux/decompress/generic.h>
>  

Looks fine.
Reviewed-by: David Disseldorp <ddiss@suse.de>