linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] tty: serial: msm: Fix section mismatch warning

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Date:	Tue, 17 Jun 2014 14:53:44 -0500
From:	Kumar Gala <galak@...eaurora.org>
To:	Olof Johansson <olof@...om.net>
Cc:	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	linux-arm-msm <linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] tty: serial: msm: Fix section mismatch warning


On Jun 3, 2014, at 4:17 PM, Olof Johansson <olof@...om.net> wrote:

> On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 2:14 PM, Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org> wrote:
>> On Tue, Jun 03, 2014 at 02:04:43PM -0700, Olof Johansson wrote:
>>> On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 1:33 PM, Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org> wrote:
>>>> On Tue, Jun 03, 2014 at 03:13:22PM -0500, Kumar Gala wrote:
>>>>> WARNING: drivers/tty/built-in.o(.data+0x3544): Section mismatch in
>>>>> reference from the variable msm_platform_driver to the function
>>>>> .init.text:msm_serial_probe()
>>>>> The variable msm_platform_driver references
>>>>> the function __init msm_serial_probe()
>>>>> If the reference is valid then annotate the
>>>>> variable with __init* or __refdata (see linux/init.h) or name the variable:
>>>>> *_template, *_timer, *_sht, *_ops, *_probe, *_probe_one, *_console
>>>> 
>>>> Where is this mismatch showing up at?  3.15-rc8, 3.16-rc1?  Somewhere
>>>> older or else?
>>> 
>>> Linus' next branch, it was merged through arm-soc. I didn't notice it
>>> in time to fix it before we sent to Linus. :(
>> 
>> Ok, do you want to take this patch then?  I don't mind taking it through
>> my tree, but it will have to wait until after 3.16-rc1 is out.  It's up
>> to you.
> 
> I've got a handful of fixes we're queueing for the second batch of
> merges, and I can add it to there.
> 
> 
> -Olof

Olof,

Reminder to queue this up for fixes for 3.16

- k

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