patch-2.1.121 linux/arch/i386/kernel/init_task.c

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diff -u --recursive --new-file v2.1.120/linux/arch/i386/kernel/init_task.c linux/arch/i386/kernel/init_task.c
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 #include <asm/pgtable.h>
 
+#include "desc.h"
+
 static struct vm_area_struct init_mmap = INIT_MMAP;
 static struct fs_struct init_fs = INIT_FS;
 static struct file * init_fd_array[NR_OPEN] = { NULL, };
@@ -15,10 +17,9 @@
  * Initial task structure.
  *
  * We need to make sure that this is 8192-byte aligned due to the
- * way process stacks are handled. This is done by making sure
- * the linker maps this in the .text segment right after head.S,
- * and making head.S ensure the proper alignment.
- *
- * The things we do for performance..
+ * way process stacks are handled. This is done by having a special
+ * "init_task" linker map entry..
  */
-union task_union init_task_union __attribute__((__section__(".text"))) = { INIT_TASK };
+union task_union init_task_union 
+	__attribute__((__section__(".data.init_task"))) = { INIT_TASK };
+ 

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