linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Fix dmar_ir_support() section mismatch

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Date:	Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:46:07 +1100
From:	Simon Horman <horms@...ge.net.au>
To:	Alberto Bertogli <albertito@...tiri.com.ar>
Cc:	linux-pci@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Jesse Barnes <jbarnes@...tuousgeek.org>,
	David Woodhouse <David.Woodhouse@...el.com>,
	Youquan Song <youquan.song@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Fix dmar_ir_support() section mismatch

On Fri, Dec 04, 2009 at 10:31:32PM -0300, Alberto Bertogli wrote:
> dmar_ir_support() uses the static dmar_tbl variable, which is annotated as
> __initdata. This causes a section mismatch because the function is not
> annotated as __init.
> 
> Since it is only used by (__init) intr_remapping_supported(), fix the
> mismatch by annotating it with __init.
> 
> The code was introduced by commit 074835f0, Sep 9 2009.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Alberto Bertogli <albertito@...tiri.com.ar>

This patch still seems to be necessary, am I missing something?

Tested-by: Simon Horman <horms@...ge.net.au>

> ---
>  drivers/pci/dmar.c          |    2 +-
>  include/linux/intel-iommu.h |    2 +-
>  2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/pci/dmar.c b/drivers/pci/dmar.c
> index b952ebc..e6aa94e 100644
> --- a/drivers/pci/dmar.c
> +++ b/drivers/pci/dmar.c
> @@ -1370,7 +1370,7 @@ int dmar_reenable_qi(struct intel_iommu *iommu)
>  /*
>   * Check interrupt remapping support in DMAR table description.
>   */
> -int dmar_ir_support(void)
> +int __init dmar_ir_support(void)
>  {
>  	struct acpi_table_dmar *dmar;
>  	dmar = (struct acpi_table_dmar *)dmar_tbl;
> diff --git a/include/linux/intel-iommu.h b/include/linux/intel-iommu.h
> index 4f0a72a..46d2c21 100644
> --- a/include/linux/intel-iommu.h
> +++ b/include/linux/intel-iommu.h
> @@ -360,6 +360,6 @@ extern void qi_flush_dev_iotlb(struct intel_iommu *iommu, u16 sid, u16 qdep,
>  
>  extern int qi_submit_sync(struct qi_desc *desc, struct intel_iommu *iommu);
>  
> -extern int dmar_ir_support(void);
> +extern int __init dmar_ir_support(void);
>  
>  #endif
> -- 
> 1.6.5.2.372.gc0502
> 
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