linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2.6.24] sym53c8xx_2 modpost section mismatch fix

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Date:	Sat, 26 Jan 2008 19:12:05 +0100
From:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
To:	Mikael Pettersson <mikpe@...uu.se>
Cc:	matthew@....cx, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2.6.24] sym53c8xx_2 modpost section mismatch fix

On Sat, Jan 26, 2008 at 07:03:15PM +0100, Mikael Pettersson wrote:
> Building 2.6.24 with
> 
> # CONFIG_HOTPLUG is not set
> CONFIG_SCSI_SYM53C8XX_2=y
> 
> results in the following during modpost:
> 
> WARNING: vmlinux.o(.text+0x14b36c): Section mismatch: reference to .exit.text:sym2_remove (between 'sym2_io_error_detected' and 'sym_set_cam_result_error')
> 
> because sym2_io_error_detected() calls sym2_remove(), which is marked __devexit.
> 
> Fixed by removing the __devexit from sym2_remove().
> 
> Signed-off-by: Mikael Pettersson <mikpe@...uu.se>
> ---
> Resend. Previously reported against 2.6.24-rc6 on 2007-12-15.

Fixed in upstream kernel by
commit: 864473bbbbcbe99e95a57ad496894768cd77a567

	Sam
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