Re: [PATCH 21/25][V3] export cpu_gdt_descr

On 8/15/07, Andi Kleen [off-list ref] wrote:

quoted

+#ifdef CONFIG_PARAVIRT
+extern unsigned long *cpu_gdt_descr;

No externs in .c files

Normally they should be where the variable is defined
anyways.

Given that this  variable is defined in head.S, what do you propose?
AFAICT, this is the very duty of this file (x8664_syms.c), and the
extern is also used in other symbols like the memcpy family

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