netdev - Re: [PATCH] ksz884x: Fix section mismatch derived from pci_device

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Date:	Mon, 03 Jan 2011 11:52:48 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	sedat.dilek@...glemail.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	sedat.dilek@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ksz884x: Fix section mismatch derived from
 pci_device_driver variable

From: Sedat Dilek <sedat.dilek@...glemail.com>
Date: Mon,  3 Jan 2011 03:01:44 +0100

> WARNING: drivers/net/ksz884x.o(.data+0x18): Section mismatch in reference from the variable pci_device_driver to the function .init.text:pcidev_init()
> The variable pci_device_driver references
> the function __init pcidev_init()
> 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,
> 
> This patch fixes the warning.
> 
> Tested with linux-next (next-20101231)
> 
> Signed-off-by: Sedat Dilek <sedat.dilek@...il.com>

pcidev_init() should be marked __devinit instead of __init to fix this
bug.
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