Re: strange early_printk - board_setup problem

[EXTERNAL B. M. (P. ST-FIR/Eng) <ext...@de...>]

Paul Mundt wrote:
> Does something like this help?
>=20
> diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/machvec.c b/arch/sh/kernel/machvec.c
> index 23c5948..129b2cf 100644
> --- a/arch/sh/kernel/machvec.c
> +++ b/arch/sh/kernel/machvec.c
> @@ -91,6 +91,13 @@ void __init sh_mv_setup(void)
>  				(unsigned long)&__machvec_start);
>=20
>  		/*
> +		 * Sanity check for machvec section alignment. Ensure
> +		 * __initmv hasn't been misused.
> +		 */
> +		if (machvec_size % sizeof(struct sh_machine_vector))
> +			panic("machvec misaligned, invalid __initmv
use?");
> +
> +		/*
>  		 * If the machvec hasn't been preselected, use the first
>  		 * vector (usually the only one) from .machvec.init.
>  		 */

It would have found my fault and it will probably find the faults of
others.=20
I don't think this error is very extraordinary, because __initmv abuse
was once a goodness. ;-)
http://lkml.org/lkml/diff/2007/6/23/116/1