# \[PATCH\] powerpc: Remove in\_kernel\_text()

- From: Christophe Leroy \<hidden\>
- Date: 2021-06-27 17:09:24 
- List: linuxppc-dev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linuxppc-dev/2021/06/1426890
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linuxppc-dev/2021/06/1426890/t.md

```text
Last user of in_kernel_text() stopped using in with
commit 549e8152de80 ("powerpc: Make the 64-bit kernel as a
position-independent executable").

Generic function is_kernel_text() does the same.

So remote it.

Signed-off-by: Christophe Leroy <redacted>
---
 arch/powerpc/include/asm/sections.h | 8 --------
 1 file changed, 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/sections.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/sections.h
index 324d7b298ec3..6e4af4492a14 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/sections.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/sections.h
@@ -38,14 +38,6 @@ extern char start_virt_trampolines[];
 extern char end_virt_trampolines[];
 #endif
 
-static inline int in_kernel_text(unsigned long addr)
-{
-	if (addr >= (unsigned long)_stext && addr < (unsigned long)__init_end)
-		return 1;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static inline unsigned long kernel_toc_addr(void)
 {
 	/* Defined by the linker, see vmlinux.lds.S */
-- 
2.25.0

```