linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] powernow-k8: Fix section mismatch

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Date:	Fri, 28 May 2010 14:09:08 -0700
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Borislav Petkov <borislav.petkov@....com>
Cc:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, x86 <x86@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] powernow-k8: Fix section mismatch

On Tue, 25 May 2010 17:28:58 +0200
Borislav Petkov <borislav.petkov@....com> wrote:

> Fix the following warning:
> 
> "WARNING: arch/x86/kernel/built-in.o(.exit.text+0x72):
> Section mismatch in reference from the function powernowk8_exit() to the variable .cpuinit.data:cpb_nb
> 
> The function __exit powernowk8_exit() references a variable
> __cpuinitdata cpb_nb. This is often seen when error handling in the exit
> function uses functionality in the init path. The fix is often to remove
> the __cpuinitdata annotation of cpb_nb so it may be used outside an init
> section."
> 
> Cc: <stable@...nel.org>
> Reported-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@...or.com>
> Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov <borislav.petkov@....com>
> ---
>  arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c |    6 +++---
>  1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c
> index 6f3dc8f..7ec2123 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c
> @@ -1497,8 +1497,8 @@ static struct cpufreq_driver cpufreq_amd64_driver = {
>   * simply keep the boost-disable flag in sync with the current global
>   * state.
>   */
> -static int __cpuinit cpb_notify(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long action,
> -				void *hcpu)
> +static int cpb_notify(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long action,
> +		      void *hcpu)
>  {
>  	unsigned cpu = (long)hcpu;
>  	u32 lo, hi;
> @@ -1528,7 +1528,7 @@ static int __cpuinit cpb_notify(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long action,
>  	return NOTIFY_OK;
>  }
>  
> -static struct notifier_block __cpuinitdata cpb_nb = {
> +static struct notifier_block cpb_nb = {
>  	.notifier_call		= cpb_notify,
>  };

I _think_ this is notabug.  If CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU=y, this code/data
doesn't get discarded.  If CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU=n,
[un]register_cpu_notifier() is a no-op.

But apparently the build system _did_ detect such a reference, so
what's going on?  Maybe I'm confused again.


This code needs work.  It should use hotcpu_notifier() rather than
diving down into the lower-level register_cpu_notifier().  If this is
done then linker magic will cause all the hotplug-specific code to be
omitted from vmlinux if CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU=n, and I suppose it will fix
the above warning.


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