linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] modpost: Fix section warnings for ARM for many compilers

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Date:	Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:59:12 +1030
From:	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>
To:	Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@....linux.org.uk>,
	Uwe Kleine-König 
	<u.kleine-koenig@...gutronix.de>
Cc:	Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Anders Kaseorg <andersk@...lice.com>,
	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	linux-omap@...r.kernel.org, Ben Hutchings <ben@...adent.org.uk>,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] modpost: Fix section warnings for ARM for many compilers

On Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:51:18 +0000, Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@....linux.org.uk> wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 11:26:52PM +0100, Uwe Kleine-König wrote:
> > On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 01:24:01PM -0800, Tony Lindgren wrote:
> > Maybe:
> > 
> > #ifndef R_ARM_CALL
> > #warning "you're elf.h include is outdated"
> 
> "You are elf.h include is outdated" does not make sense.
> 
> Why are you calling Tony an elf.h include?

Because he knew it would attract the attention of pedants to the patch?
:)

Just do the #ifndef, and skip the warning.  There's not much the poor
user receiving the warning can do about it.

Acked-by: Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>

Thanks,
Rusty.
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