linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 10/19] watchdog: at91sam9: at91_wdt_dt_ids cannot be _

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Date:	Wed, 30 Jan 2013 20:31:44 +0100
From:	Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@...ana.be>
To:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Cc:	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-watchdog@...r.kernel.org,
	Nicolas Ferre <nicolas.ferre@...el.com>,
	Fabio Porcedda <fabio.porcedda@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 10/19] watchdog: at91sam9: at91_wdt_dt_ids cannot be __init

Hi Arnd,

> The device IDs are referenced by the driver and potentially
> used beyond the init time, as kbuild correctly warns
> about. Remove the __initconst annotation.
> 
> Without this patch, building at91_dt_defconfig results in:
> 
> WARNING: drivers/watchdog/built-in.o(.data+0x28): Section mismatch in reference from the variable at91wdt_driver to the (unknown reference) .init.rodata:(unknown)
> The variable at91wdt_driver references
> the (unknown reference) __initconst (unknown)
> 
> Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
> Cc: Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@...ana.be>
> Cc: linux-watchdog@...r.kernel.org
> Cc: Nicolas Ferre <nicolas.ferre@...el.com>
> Cc: Fabio Porcedda <fabio.porcedda@...il.com>

Added to linux-watchdog-next.

Kind regards,
Wim.

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