linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 08/23] xen: statically initialize cpu_evtchn_mask

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Message-ID: <4D3DBA6A.3080700@redhat.com>
Date:	Mon, 24 Jan 2011 18:44:10 +0100
From:	Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
To:	Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@...cle.com>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Jan Beulich <JBeulich@...ell.com>,
	xen-devel@...ts.xensource.com,
	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org>,
	Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad@...nel.org>,
	Stefano Stabellini <stefano.stabellini@...citrix.com>,
	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy.fitzhardinge@...rix.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 08/23] xen: statically initialize cpu_evtchn_mask_p

On 10/12/2010 05:44 PM, Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk wrote:
> -static struct cpu_evtchn_s *cpu_evtchn_mask_p;
> +
> +static __initdata struct cpu_evtchn_s init_evtchn_mask = {
> +	.bits[0 ... (NR_EVENT_CHANNELS/BITS_PER_LONG)-1] = ~0ul,
> +};
> +static struct cpu_evtchn_s *cpu_evtchn_mask_p =&init_evtchn_mask;
> +
>   static inline unsigned long *cpu_evtchn_mask(int cpu)
>   {
>   	return cpu_evtchn_mask_p[cpu].bits;

This causes a modpost warning:

    WARNING: drivers/xen/built-in.o(.data+0x0): Section mismatch in
    reference from the variable cpu_evtchn_mask_p to the variable
    .init.data:init_evtchn_mask

    The variable cpu_evtchn_mask_p references
    the variable __initdata init_evtchn_mask

    If the reference is valid then annotate the
    variable with __init* or __refdata (see linux/init.h) or name the variable:
    *driver, *_template, *_timer, *_sht, *_ops, *_probe, *_probe_one, *_console, 

This is harmless, the variable is initialized to non-init data
in an __init function.  The added noise is ugly, though.

Paolo
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