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Date: Sun, 3 Jun 2007 22:49:36 +0200 From: Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org> To: LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, kbuild-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net Subject: [PATCH 19/19] kbuild: whitelist references from variables named _timer to .init.text Subject: [PATCH 19/19] kbuild: whitelist references from variables named _timer to .init.text From: Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org> Date: Sun, 3 Jun 2007 22:19:24 +0200 arm uses a lot of ops structures named *_timer that has legitimite references to .init.text. So let's add this variable to the list of variables that may reference .init.text without causing any warning. Signed-off-by: Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org> --- scripts/mod/modpost.c | 7 ++++++- 1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.c b/scripts/mod/modpost.c index 96078bb..51921aa 100644 --- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c +++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c @@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ static int strrcmp(const char *s, const char *sub) * the pattern is identified by: * tosec = .init.text | .exit.text | .init.data * fromsec = .data - * atsym = *driver, *_template, *_sht, *_ops, *_probe, *probe_one, *_console + * atsym = *driver, *_template, *_sht, *_ops, *_probe, *probe_one, *_console, *_timer * * Pattern 3: * Whitelist all refereces from .text.head to .init.data @@ -634,6 +634,7 @@ static int secref_whitelist(const char *modname, const char *tosec, const char *pat2sym[] = { "driver", "_template", /* scsi uses *_template a lot */ + "_timer", /* arm uses ops structures named _timer a lot */ "_sht", /* scsi also used *_sht to some extent */ "_ops", "_probe", @@ -1149,6 +1150,10 @@ static int init_section_ref_ok(const char *name) for (s = namelist2; *s; s++) if (strncmp(*s, name, strlen(*s)) == 0) return 1; + + /* If section name ends with ".init" we allow references + * as is the case with .initcallN.init, .early_param.init, .taglist.init etc + */ if (strrcmp(name, ".init") == 0) return 1; return 0; -- 1.5.1.rc3.1544.g8a923 ----- End forwarded message ----- - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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