linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] VSOCK: Drop bogus __init annotation from vsock_init

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Date:	Thu, 25 Apr 2013 04:22:43 -0400 (EDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	geert@...ux-m68k.org
Cc:	acking@...are.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] VSOCK: Drop bogus __init annotation from
 vsock_init_tables()

From: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2013 11:40:55 +0200

> If gcc (e.g. 4.1.2) decides not to inline vsock_init_tables(), this will
> cause a section mismatch:
> 
> WARNING: net/vmw_vsock/vsock.o(.text+0x1bc): Section mismatch in reference from the function __vsock_core_init() to the function .init.text:vsock_init_tables()
> The function __vsock_core_init() references
> the function __init vsock_init_tables().
> This is often because __vsock_core_init lacks a __init
> annotation or the annotation of vsock_init_tables is wrong.
> 
> This may cause crashes if VSOCKETS=y and VMWARE_VMCI_VSOCKETS=m.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>

Applied.
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