[patch 23/33] powerpc: Localize mmu_off
Paul Mackerras
paulus at samba.org
Tue Jun 19 16:46:41 EST 2007
Geoff Levand writes:
> This just removes the dependency __mmu_off has on the symbol
> __after_prom_start. I found the current code inconvenient when I
> wanted to put some debugging code between the call to __mmu_off
> and the branch to __after_prom_start.
So we do an extra unnecessary branch... I realize it doesn't really
matter, but on the other hand, if you're hacking around with debug
stuff, you can easily change __after_prom_start to the label where
your debug code starts.
Paul.
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