linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] mm: Fix section mismatch in memcontrol.c

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Message-ID: <496C2B4F.3090406@cn.fujitsu.com>
Date:	Tue, 13 Jan 2009 13:49:03 +0800
From:	Li Zefan <lizf@...fujitsu.com>
To:	Rakib Mullick <rakib.mullick@...il.com>
CC:	Linux-kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	mingo@...e.hu, Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@...fujitsu.com>,
	Balbir Singh <balbir@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mm: Fix section mismatch in memcontrol.c

Cc: KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@...fujitsu.com>
Cc: Balbir Singh <balbir@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>

Rakib Mullick wrote:
> Impact: Fix section mismatch warning.
> 
> The annotation for __init in enable_swap_cgroup() and __initdata for
> really_do_swap_account produces the following warning. Which is not
> right, since this function is called from non-init section. This patch
> fixes it. If anything else please notice.
> 

I saw this warning on IA64. But this fix is wrong IMO.

enable_swap_cgroup() will be called at system boot only:

start_kernel()
  cgroup_init()
    mem_cgroup_create()
      enable_swap_cgroup()

I think the proper fix is annotate mem_cgroup_create() with __init_refok.

>   LD      mm/built-in.o
> WARNING: mm/built-in.o(.text+0x277d9): Section mismatch in reference
> from the function mem_cgroup_create() to the function
> .init.text:enable_swap_cgroup()
> The function mem_cgroup_create() references
> the function __init enable_swap_cgroup().
> This is often because mem_cgroup_create lacks a __init
> annotation or the annotation of enable_swap_cgroup is wrong.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Rakib Mullick <rakib.mullick@...il.com>
> 
> --- linux-2.6-orig/mm/memcontrol.c	2009-01-12 09:53:10.000000000 +0600
> +++ linux-2.6/mm/memcontrol.c	2009-01-12 19:40:06.134648480 +0600
> @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ struct cgroup_subsys mem_cgroup_subsys _
>  #ifdef CONFIG_CGROUP_MEM_RES_CTLR_SWAP
>  /* Turned on only when memory cgroup is enabled &&
> really_do_swap_account = 0 */
>  int do_swap_account __read_mostly;
> -static int really_do_swap_account __initdata = 1; /* for remember boot option*/
> +static int really_do_swap_account = 1; /* for remember boot option*/
>  #else
>  #define do_swap_account		(0)
>  #endif
> @@ -2170,13 +2170,13 @@ static void mem_cgroup_put(struct mem_cg
> 
> 
>  #ifdef CONFIG_CGROUP_MEM_RES_CTLR_SWAP
> -static void __init enable_swap_cgroup(void)
> +static void enable_swap_cgroup(void)
>  {
>  	if (!mem_cgroup_disabled() && really_do_swap_account)
>  		do_swap_account = 1;
>  }
>  #else
> -static void __init enable_swap_cgroup(void)
> +static void enable_swap_cgroup(void)
>  {
>  }
>  #endif
> --
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