linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] smsc-ircc2: Fix section mismatch derived from smsc_ircc_pnp

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Date:	Mon, 3 Jan 2011 22:16:34 +0100
From:	Sedat Dilek <sedat.dilek@...glemail.com>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	samuel@...tiz.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] smsc-ircc2: Fix section mismatch derived from
 smsc_ircc_pnp_driver variable

On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 8:53 PM, David Miller <davem@...emloft.net> wrote:
> From: Sedat Dilek <sedat.dilek@...glemail.com>
> Date: Mon,  3 Jan 2011 03:28:44 +0100
>
>>>>From my build.log:
>>
>> drivers/net/irda/smsc-ircc2.o(.data+0x18): Section mismatch in reference from the variable smsc_ircc_pnp_driver to the function .init.text:smsc_ircc_pnp_probe()
>> The variable smsc_ircc_pnp_driver references
>> the function __init smsc_ircc_pnp_probe()
>> If the reference is valid then annotate the
>> variable with __init* or __refdata (see linux/init.h) or name the variable:
>> *_template, *_timer, *_sht, *_ops, *_probe, *_probe_one, *_console,
>>
>> This patch fixes the warning.
>>
>> Tested with linux-next (next-20101231)
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Sedat Dilek <sedat.dilek@...il.com>
>
> Just like your other patch, this fix is not correct.
>
> Mark smsc_ircc_pbp_probe() as __devinit instead of __init to fix
> this bug.
>

I have sent a new fixed version.

- Sedat -
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