netdev - Re: [PATCH] ksz884x: Fix section mismatch derived from pci_device

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Date:	Mon, 3 Jan 2011 22:07:48 +0100
From:	Sedat Dilek <sedat.dilek@...glemail.com>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ksz884x: Fix section mismatch derived from
 pci_device_driver variable

On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 8:52 PM, David Miller <davem@...emloft.net> wrote:
> From: Sedat Dilek <sedat.dilek@...glemail.com>
> Date: Mon,  3 Jan 2011 03:01:44 +0100
>
>> WARNING: drivers/net/ksz884x.o(.data+0x18): Section mismatch in reference from the variable pci_device_driver to the function .init.text:pcidev_init()
>> The variable pci_device_driver references
>> the function __init pcidev_init()
>> If the reference is valid then annotate the
>> variable with __init* or __refdata (see linux/init.h) or name the variable:
>> *_template, *_timer, *_sht, *_ops, *_probe, *_probe_one, *_console,
>>
>> This patch fixes the warning.
>>
>> Tested with linux-next (next-20101231)
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Sedat Dilek <sedat.dilek@...il.com>
>
> pcidev_init() should be marked __devinit instead of __init to fix this
> bug.
>

I have sent a new fixed version.

- Sedat -
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