linux-kernel - Re: kbuild: Spelling/grammar fixes for config DEBUG_SECTION

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Date:	Wed, 30 Jan 2008 08:08:11 -0800
From:	Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>
To:	Geert Uytterhoeven <Geert.Uytterhoeven@...ycom.com>
Cc:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>, linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org,
	Linux Kernel Development <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: kbuild: Spelling/grammar fixes for config
 DEBUG_SECTION_MISMATCH

On Wed, 30 Jan 2008 11:13:23 +0100 (CET) Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:

> kbuild: Spelling/grammar fixes for config DEBUG_SECTION_MISMATCH
> 
> Signed-off-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <Geert.Uytterhoeven@...ycom.com>
> ---
>  lib/Kconfig.debug |    8 ++++----
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> --- a/lib/Kconfig.debug
> +++ b/lib/Kconfig.debug
> @@ -90,19 +90,19 @@ config DEBUG_SECTION_MISMATCH
>  	  most likely result in an oops.
>  	  In the code functions and variables are annotated with
>  	  __init, __devinit etc. (see full list in include/linux/init.h)
> -	  which result in the code/data being placed in specific sections.
> -	  The section mismatch anaylsis are always done after a full
> +	  which results in the code/data being placed in specific sections.
> +	  The section mismatch analysis is always done after a full
>  	  kernel build but enabling this options will in addition

	                                 option

>  	  do the following:
>  	  - Add the option -fno-inline-functions-called-once to gcc
>  	    When inlining a function annotated __init in a non-init
>  	    function we would loose the section information and thus

	                      lose

>  	    the analysis would not catch the illegal reference.
> -	    This options tell gcc to inline less but will also
> +	    This option tells gcc to inline less but will also
>  	    result in a larger kernel.
>  	  - Run the section mismatch analysis for each module/built-in.o
>  	    When we run the section mismatch analysis on vmlinux.o we
> -	    looses valueable information about where the mismatch was
> +	    loose valueable information about where the mismatch was

	    lose valuable

>  	    introduced.
>  	    Running the analysis for each module/built-in.o file
>  	    will tell where the mismatch happens much closer to the

Thanks.  I had a note to myself to do this as well.

---
~Randy
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