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Message-Id: <200807062329.05457.volker.armin.hemmann@tu-clausthal.de>
Date:	Sun, 6 Jul 2008 23:29:04 +0200
From:	Volker Armin Hemmann <volker.armin.hemmann@...clausthal.de>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Linux 2.6.26-rc9

Hi,

when I try to compile this rc I get section mismatch warnings. Are these 
harmless?

  LD      arch/x86/kernel/built-in.o                              
WARNING: arch/x86/kernel/built-in.o(.cpuinit.text+0x3d86): Section mismatch in 
reference from the function uv_cpu_init() to the function 
.init.text:uv_system_init()
The function __cpuinit uv_cpu_init() references                                                                                                                     
a function __init uv_system_init().                                                                                                                                 
If uv_system_init is only used by uv_cpu_init then                                                                                                                  
annotate uv_system_init with a matching annotation.      

and 
 LD      arch/x86/vdso/built-in.o                                                                                
WARNING: arch/x86/vdso/built-in.o(.text+0x6a): Section mismatch in reference 
from the function arch_setup_additional_pages() to the variable 
.init.data:vdso_start
The function arch_setup_additional_pages() references                                                                                                             
the variable __initdata vdso_start.                                                                                                                               
This is often because arch_setup_additional_pages lacks a __initdata                                                                                              
annotation or the annotation of vdso_start is wrong.                                                                                                              

WARNING: arch/x86/vdso/built-in.o(.text+0x71): Section mismatch in reference 
from the function arch_setup_additional_pages() to the variable 
.init.data:vdso_end
The function arch_setup_additional_pages() references                                                                                                           
the variable __initdata vdso_end.                                                                                                                               
This is often because arch_setup_additional_pages lacks a __initdata                                                                                            
annotation or the annotation of vdso_end is wrong. 

and later the same again:
 LD      vmlinux.o                                                                                                  
  MODPOST vmlinux.o                                                                                                  
WARNING: vmlinux.o(.text+0x1862e): Section mismatch in reference from the 
function arch_setup_additional_pages() to the variable .init.data:vdso_start
The function arch_setup_additional_pages() references                                                                                                 
the variable __initdata vdso_start.                                                                                                                   
This is often because arch_setup_additional_pages lacks a __initdata                                                                                  
annotation or the annotation of vdso_start is wrong.                                                                                                  

WARNING: vmlinux.o(.text+0x18635): Section mismatch in reference from the 
function arch_setup_additional_pages() to the variable .init.data:vdso_end
The function arch_setup_additional_pages() references                                                                                               
the variable __initdata vdso_end.                                                                                                                   
This is often because arch_setup_additional_pages lacks a __initdata                                                                                
annotation or the annotation of vdso_end is wrong.                                                                                                  

WARNING: vmlinux.o(.cpuinit.text+0x4051): Section mismatch in reference from 
the function uv_cpu_init() to the function .init.text:uv_system_init()
The function __cpuinit uv_cpu_init() references                                                                                                    
a function __init uv_system_init().                                                                                                                
If uv_system_init is only used by uv_cpu_init then                                                                                                 
annotate uv_system_init with a matching annotation.      

config is attached. gcc is 4.3.1 and binutils is 2.18, on an amd64 system.

Glück Auf,
Volker

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