linux-kernel - Re: Section mismatch warnings

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Message-ID: <20070802175914.GC2431@uranus.ravnborg.org>
Date:	Thu, 2 Aug 2007 19:59:14 +0200
From:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
To:	Gabriel C <nix.or.die@...glemail.com>
Cc:	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Section mismatch warnings

On Thu, Aug 02, 2007 at 07:12:36PM +0200, Gabriel C wrote:
> Sam Ravnborg wrote:
> > On Thu, Aug 02, 2007 at 04:27:34PM +0200, Gabriel C wrote:
> >>>>> WARNING: vmlinux.o(.init.text+0x29d40): Section mismatch: reference to .exit.text:wbsd_release_resources (between 'wbsd_init' and 'wbsd_probe')
> >>>>> WARNING: vmlinux.o(.init.text+0x29d49): Section mismatch: reference to .exit.text:wbsd_free_mmc (between 'wbsd_init' and 'wbsd_probe')
> >>>>> WARNING: vmlinux.o(.init.text+0x29f28): Section mismatch: reference to .exit.text:wbsd_free_mmc (between 'wbsd_init' and 'wbsd_probe')
> >>>> When a function is marked __exit and used from an init function then the safe choice
> >>>> is to just remove the __exit marking. Usually this is small functions used
> >>>> only in error situations.
> >>>> Should be trivial too.
> >>> I'll look at those too
> >>>
> >>>> Sorry - no patch this time. Could you try to look at it yorself then I will review.
> >>> Ok I'll try.
> >>>
> >> The warnings gone with this patch but I'm not really sure it is correct.
> > Looks correct to me.
> > You drop the __devexit marking for functions used outside __exit.
> > Acked-by: Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
> 
> Shall I send this one to akpm with your ACK or you take care of it ?
Please forward it to akpm.
I usually do not carry non-kbuild patches in my tree to keep 'noise' level down.

	Sam
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