From: "Jan Beulich" __setup_str_* are referenced only during boot, hence there's no need to waste image space for aligning these strings (with the aim of improving performance). Signed-off-by: Jan Beulich Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton --- include/linux/init.h | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff -puN include/linux/init.h~store-__setup_str_-in-a-more-compact-way include/linux/init.h --- a/include/linux/init.h~store-__setup_str_-in-a-more-compact-way +++ a/include/linux/init.h @@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ struct obs_kernel_param { * obs_kernel_param "array" too far apart in .init.setup. */ #define __setup_param(str, unique_id, fn, early) \ - static char __setup_str_##unique_id[] __initdata = str; \ + static char __setup_str_##unique_id[] __initdata __aligned(1) = str; \ static struct obs_kernel_param __setup_##unique_id \ __attribute_used__ \ __attribute__((__section__(".init.setup"))) \ _