linux-kernel - Re: section mismatch with a platform driver

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Message-ID: <20081013085111.GB29938@cs181140183.pp.htv.fi>
Date:	Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:51:11 +0300
From:	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.org>
To:	Neshama Parhoti <pneshama@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: section mismatch with a platform driver

On Mon, Oct 13, 2008 at 10:19:05AM +0200, Neshama Parhoti wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I am working on a platform driver, and getting the following warning:
> 
> WARNING: vmlinux.o(.data+0x44bc4): Section mismatch: reference to
> .init.text:my_probe_func (between 'my_platform_struct' and
> 'debug_level_variable')
> 
> If I understand correctly, it shouts about my probe function being
> referenced from the data section:
> 
> static struct platform_driver my_platform_struct = {
> 	.probe		= my_probe,
> 	.remove		= my_remove,
> 	.suspend	= my_suspend,
> 	.resume		= my_resume,
> 	.driver		= {
> 		.name = DRIVER_NAME,
> 	},
> };
> 
> Why is that a problem ? Should I do something different ? Isn't my
> platform_driver struct completely standard ?

It complains about "my_probe_func", and that's not even in the code
you posted.

Please send the complete file.

> Thank You !
> Pnesh

cu
Adrian

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