linux-kernel - linux-5.10.127 modpost warning

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Date:   Wed, 29 Jun 2022 08:18:04 +0000
From:   Jari Ruusu <jariruusu@...tonmail.com>
To:     "stable@...r.kernel.org" <stable@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>
Subject: linux-5.10.127 modpost warning

This shows up when building linux-5.10.127

  LD      vmlinux.o
  MODPOST vmlinux.symvers
WARNING: modpost: vmlinux.o(___ksymtab+drm_fb_helper_modinit+0x0): Section mismatch in reference from the variable __ksymtab_drm_fb_helper_modinit to the function .init.text:drm_fb_helper_modinit()
The symbol drm_fb_helper_modinit is exported and annotated __init
Fix this by removing the __init annotation of drm_fb_helper_modinit or drop the export.

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