linux-kernel - Re: [BUILD FAILURE] 2.6.24-git7 section type conflict at various drivers on powerpc

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Message-ID: <20080130170417.GA24386@uranus.ravnborg.org>
Date:	Wed, 30 Jan 2008 18:04:17 +0100
From:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
To:	Kamalesh Babulal <kamalesh@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linuxppc-dev@...abs.org, Andy Whitcroft <apw@...dowen.org>
Subject: Re: [BUILD FAILURE] 2.6.24-git7 section type conflict at various drivers on powerpc

On Wed, Jan 30, 2008 at 09:49:59PM +0530, Kamalesh Babulal wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Following are the different build failure with 2.6.24-git7 kernel on the powerpc
> 
> drivers/net/typhoon.c:181: error: typhoon_card_info causes a section type conflict
> make[2]: *** [drivers/net/typhoon.o] Error 1
> 
> drivers/net/natsemi.c:259: error: natsemi_pci_info causes a section type conflict
> make[2]: *** [drivers/net/natsemi.o] Error 1
> 
> drivers/net/bnx2.c:95: error: board_info causes a section type conflict
> make[2]: *** [drivers/net/bnx2.o] Error 1
> 
> drivers/net/via-velocity.c:454: error: velocity_id_table causes a section type conflict
> make[2]: *** [drivers/net/via-velocity.o] Error 1

A quick look told me that they are all caused by const data
annotated with __devinitdata.
Try replacing all annotations of const variables
from __devinitdata to __devinitconst.

	Sam
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