netdev - Re: [PATCH] net: fix pch_gbe section mismatch warning

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Date:	Thu, 24 Mar 2011 16:16:14 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	randy.dunlap@...cle.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, toshiharu-linux@....okisemi.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: fix pch_gbe section mismatch warning

From: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2011 13:28:12 -0700

> Fix section mismatch warning by renaming the pci_driver variable to a
> recognized (whitelisted) name.
> 
> WARNING: drivers/net/pch_gbe/pch_gbe.o(.data+0x1f8): Section mismatch in reference from the variable pch_gbe_pcidev to the variable .devinit.rodata:pch_gbe_pcidev_id
> The variable pch_gbe_pcidev references
> the variable __devinitconst pch_gbe_pcidev_id
> 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
> 
> Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>

Applied, thanks Randy.
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