linux-kernel - RE: Will's kernel compilation error

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Date:	Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:34:55 -0500
From:	"Will L Givens" <wlgivens@...il.com>
To:	unlisted-recipients:; (no To-header on input)
Cc:	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-alpha@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: Will's kernel compilation error

> >  AS      arch/alpha/lib/strncpy.o
> >  CC      arch/alpha/lib/udelay.o
> >  AR      arch/alpha/lib/lib.a
> >  LD      vmlinux.o
> >  MODPOST vmlinux.o
> > WARNING: modpost: Found 1 section mismatch(es).
> > To see full details build your kernel with:
> > 'make CONFIG_DEBUG_SECTION_MISMATCH=y'
> >  GEN     .version
> >  CHK     include/generated/compile.h
> >  UPD     include/generated/compile.h
> >  CC      init/version.o
> >  LD      init/built-in.o
> >  LD      .tmp_vmlinux1
> > kernel/built-in.o: In function `kthread_create':
> > (.text+0x1ece4): relocation truncated to fit: GPREL16 against symbol
> > `kthreadd_task' defined in .sbss section in kernel/built-in.o
> > kernel/built-in.o: In function `check_cpu_itimer':
> > (.text+0x21784): relocation truncated to fit: GPREL16 against `.sbss'
> > kernel/built-in.o: In function `check_cpu_itimer':
> > (.text+0x2179c): relocation truncated to fit: GPREL16 against `.sbss'
> > kernel/built-in.o: In function `free_nsproxy':
> > (.text+0x23064): relocation truncated to fit: GPREL16 against `.sbss'
> > kernel/built-in.o: In function `create_new_namespaces':
> > (.text+0x230a4): relocation truncated to fit: GPREL16 against `.sbss'
> > kernel/built-in.o: In function `create_new_namespaces':
> > (.text+0x23254): relocation truncated to fit: GPREL16 against `.sbss'

Found a patch for the 'section mismatch'... the GPREL16 error still remains
though.

[root@...icho linux]# cat ../kernels/linux-2.6.x-PCI_REGISER_SET_VGA.patch
---
a/drivers/pci/pci.c~pci-kill-off-pci_register_set_vga_state-symbol-export
+++ a/drivers/pci/pci.c
@@ -3023,7 +3023,6 @@  EXPORT_SYMBOL(pcim_pin_device);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(pci_disable_device);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(pci_find_capability);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(pci_bus_find_capability);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(pci_register_set_vga_state);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(pci_release_regions);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(pci_request_regions);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(pci_request_regions_exclusive);

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