linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] memblock: Anonotate memblock_is_reserved() with __init

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Date:   Wed, 5 Dec 2018 06:59:18 +0000
From:   Wei Yang <richard.weiyang@...il.com>
To:     Yueyi Li <liyueyi@...e.com>
Cc:     Wei Yang <richard.weiyang@...il.com>,
        "akpm@...ux-foundation.org" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        "mhocko@...e.com" <mhocko@...e.com>,
        "linux-mm@...ck.org" <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] memblock: Anonotate memblock_is_reserved() with
 __init_memblock.

On Wed, Dec 05, 2018 at 05:37:37AM +0000, Yueyi Li wrote:
>
>On 2018/12/4 11:04, Wei Yang wrote:
>> On Mon, Dec 03, 2018 at 04:00:08AM +0000, Yueyi Li wrote:
>>> Found warning:
>>>
>>> WARNING: EXPORT symbol "gsi_write_channel_scratch" [vmlinux] version generation failed, symbol will not be versioned.
>>> WARNING: vmlinux.o(.text+0x1e0a0): Section mismatch in reference from the function valid_phys_addr_range() to the function .init.text:memblock_is_reserved()
>>> The function valid_phys_addr_range() references
>>> the function __init memblock_is_reserved().
>>> This is often because valid_phys_addr_range lacks a __init
>>> annotation or the annotation of memblock_is_reserved is wrong.
>>>
>>> Use __init_memblock instead of __init.
>> Not familiar with this error, the change looks good to me while have
>> some questions.
>>
>> 1. I don't see valid_phys_addr_range() reference memblock_is_reserved().
>>     This is in which file or arch?
>
>Yes,  I modified valid_phys_addr_range() for some other debugging.
>
>> 2. In case a function reference memblock_is_reserved(), should it has
>>     the annotation of __init_memblock too? Or just __init is ok? If my
>>     understanding is correct, annotation __init is ok. Well, I don't see
>>     valid_phys_addr_range() has an annotation.
>> 3. The only valid_phys_addr_range() reference some memblock function is
>>     the one in arch/arm64/mm/mmap.c. Do we suppose to add an annotation to
>>     this?
>
>Actually, __init_memblock is null in arch arm64, this warning is due to
>CONFIG_DEBUG_SECTION_MISMATCH enabled,  the help text in lib/Kconfig.debug.
>

Ok, thanks.

>
>
>Thanks,
>Yueyi

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