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module: remove the SHF_ALLOC flag on the __versions section.
authorRusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>
Tue, 31 Mar 2009 19:05:33 +0000 (13:05 -0600)
committerRusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>
Tue, 31 Mar 2009 02:35:34 +0000 (13:05 +1030)
commit9cb610d8e35fe3ec95a2fe2030b02f85aeea83c1
tree282863f8b6560e5373f40e9d6b7f2fa2dcc8e86dtree | snapshot
parentc6e665c8f0c18ab3686117905765b5139efd6ebdcommit | diff
module: remove the SHF_ALLOC flag on the __versions section.

Impact: reduce kernel memory usage

This patch just takes off the SHF_ALLOC flag on __versions so we don't
keep them around after module load.

This saves about 7% of module memory if CONFIG_MODVERSIONS=y.

Cc: Shawn Bohrer <shawn.bohrer@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>
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Full containers within linux kernel