linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] init: Fix for section mismatch in reference from name_to_dev

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Message-Id: <20101216142649.4a904846.randy.dunlap@oracle.com>
Date:	Thu, 16 Dec 2010 14:26:49 -0800
From:	Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>
To:	Marcelo Roberto Jimenez <mroberto@...i.cetuc.puc-rio.br>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, gregkh@...e.de,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, andi@...stfloor.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] init: Fix for section mismatch in reference from
 name_to_dev_t().

On Thu, 16 Dec 2010 18:52:52 -0200 Marcelo Roberto Jimenez wrote:

> This patch fixes the following message while compiling the kernel:

I think that this one is preferable:

https://lkml.org/lkml/2010/12/7/210


> WARNING: init/mounts.o(.text+0x40): Section mismatch in reference from
> the function name_to_dev_t() to the function
> .init.text:devt_from_partuuid()
> The function name_to_dev_t() references
> the function __init devt_from_partuuid().
> This is often because name_to_dev_t lacks a __init
> annotation or the annotation of devt_from_partuuid is wrong.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Marcelo Roberto Jimenez <mroberto@...i.cetuc.puc-rio.br>
> ---
>  init/do_mounts.c |    2 +-
>  1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/init/do_mounts.c b/init/do_mounts.c
> index 830aaec..ba48e11 100644
> --- a/init/do_mounts.c
> +++ b/init/do_mounts.c
> @@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ done:
>   *	bangs.
>   */
>  
> -dev_t name_to_dev_t(char *name)
> +dev_t __init name_to_dev_t(char *name)
>  {
>  	char s[32];
>  	char *p;
> -- 
> 1.7.3.2
> 
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