linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] cs5535-mfd: fix section mismatch

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Date:	Mon, 14 Nov 2011 13:03:43 -0800
From:	Andres Salomon <dilinger@...ued.net>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] cs5535-mfd: fix section mismatch


Acked-by: Andres Salomon <dilinger@...ued.net>

On Mon, 14 Nov 2011
20:12:24 +0000 Christian Gmeiner <christian.gmeiner@...il.com> wrote:

> Silence following warnings:
> WARNING: drivers/mfd/cs5535-mfd.o(.data+0x20): Section mismatch in
> reference from the variable cs5535_mfd_drv to the
> function .devinit.text:cs5535_mfd_probe() The variable cs5535_mfd_drv
> references the function __devinit cs5535_mfd_probe() If the reference
> is valid then annotate the variable with __init* or __refdata (see
> linux/init.h) or name the variable: *driver, *_template, *_timer,
> *_sht, *_ops, *_probe, *_probe_one, *_console
> 
> WARNING: drivers/mfd/cs5535-mfd.o(.data+0x28): Section mismatch in
> reference from the variable cs5535_mfd_drv to the
> function .devexit.text:cs5535_mfd_remove() The variable
> cs5535_mfd_drv references the function __devexit cs5535_mfd_remove()
> If the reference is valid then annotate the variable with __exit*
> (see linux/init.h) or name the variable: *driver, *_template,
> *_timer, *_sht, *_ops, *_probe, *_probe_one, *_console
> 
> Rename the variable from *_drv to *_driver so
> modpost ignore the OK references to __devinit/__devexit
> functions.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Christian Gmeiner <christian.gmeiner@...il.com>
> --
> diff --git a/drivers/mfd/cs5535-mfd.c b/drivers/mfd/cs5535-mfd.c
> index 155fa04..e488a78 100644
> --- a/drivers/mfd/cs5535-mfd.c
> +++ b/drivers/mfd/cs5535-mfd.c
> @@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ static struct pci_device_id cs5535_mfd_pci_tbl[]
> = { };
>  MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(pci, cs5535_mfd_pci_tbl);
>  
> -static struct pci_driver cs5535_mfd_drv = {
> +static struct pci_driver cs5535_mfd_driver = {
>         .name = DRV_NAME,
>         .id_table = cs5535_mfd_pci_tbl,
>         .probe = cs5535_mfd_probe,
> @@ -188,12 +188,12 @@ static struct pci_driver cs5535_mfd_drv = {
>  
>  static int __init cs5535_mfd_init(void)
>  {
> -       return pci_register_driver(&cs5535_mfd_drv);
> +       return pci_register_driver(&cs5535_mfd_driver);
>  }
>  
>  static void __exit cs5535_mfd_exit(void)
>  {
> -       pci_unregister_driver(&cs5535_mfd_drv);
> +       pci_unregister_driver(&cs5535_mfd_driver);
>  }
>  
>  module_init(cs5535_mfd_init);
> --
> 1.7.3.1


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