linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH][2.6.24-rc2-mm1] memory hotplug x86_64 fix [3/3] fix section mismatch in init_memory

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Date:	Fri, 16 Nov 2007 14:09:05 +0900
From:	KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@...fujitsu.com>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, apw@...dowen.org,
	kamalesh@...ux.vnet.ibm.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH][2.6.24-rc2-mm1] memory hotplug x86_64 fix [3/3] fix
 section mismatch in init_memory_mapping

On Thu, 15 Nov 2007 16:59:35 -0800
Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org> wrote:

> > Index: linux-2.6.24-rc2-mm1/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c
> > ===================================================================
> > --- linux-2.6.24-rc2-mm1.orig/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c
> > +++ linux-2.6.24-rc2-mm1/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c
> > @@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ static void __init find_early_table_spac
> >  /* Setup the direct mapping of the physical memory at PAGE_OFFSET.
> >     This runs before bootmem is initialized and gets pages directly from the 
> >     physical memory. To access them they are temporarily mapped. */
> > -void __meminit init_memory_mapping(unsigned long start, unsigned long end)
> > +void __init_refok init_memory_mapping(unsigned long start, unsigned long end)
> >  { 
> >  	unsigned long next; 
> >  
> 
> again, I _think_ this fixes a bug in mainline.  Can you check that please?
> 
Yes, this section mismatch happens on 2.6.24-rc2.

Thanks,
-Kame

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