Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://github.com/richardweinberger/linux

[mv-sheeva.git] / kernel / extable.c

diff --git a/kernel/extable.c b/kernel/extable.c
index d44aac0c3faa06b05e49005b9e31d843e2c7481e..5339705b82410515dcadce220ef997930dd3247c 100644 (file)
--- a/kernel/extable.c
+++ b/kernel/extable.c
@@ -72,9 +72,19 @@ int core_kernel_text(unsigned long addr)
        return 0;
 }
 
+/**
+ * core_kernel_data - tell if addr points to kernel data
+ * @addr: address to test
+ *
+ * Returns true if @addr passed in is from the core kernel data
+ * section.
+ *
+ * Note: On some archs it may return true for core RODATA, and false
+ *  for others. But will always be true for core RW data.
+ */
 int core_kernel_data(unsigned long addr)
 {
-       if (addr >= (unsigned long)_stext &&
+       if (addr >= (unsigned long)_sdata &&
            addr < (unsigned long)_edata)
                return 1;
        return 0;