netdev - Re: [PATCH 2/2 -net] natsemi: xtensa: fix section mismatch warnings

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Message-ID: <20211130181541.2407bea7@kicinski-fedora-pc1c0hjn.dhcp.thefacebook.com>
Date:   Tue, 30 Nov 2021 18:15:41 -0800
From:   Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To:     Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, kernel test robot <lkp@...el.com>,
        Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@...adoo.fr>,
        Finn Thain <fthain@...egraphics.com.au>,
        Chris Zankel <chris@...kel.net>,
        Max Filippov <jcmvbkbc@...il.com>,
        linux-xtensa@...ux-xtensa.org,
        Thomas Bogendoerfer <tsbogend@...ha.franken.de>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2 -net] natsemi: xtensa: fix section mismatch warnings

On Mon, 29 Nov 2021 22:39:47 -0800 Randy Dunlap wrote:
> Fix section mismatch warnings in xtsonic. The first one appears to be
> bogus and after fixing the second one, the first one is gone.
> 
> WARNING: modpost: vmlinux.o(.text+0x529adc): Section mismatch in reference from the function sonic_get_stats() to the function .init.text:set_reset_devices()
> The function sonic_get_stats() references
> the function __init set_reset_devices().
> This is often because sonic_get_stats lacks a __init 
> annotation or the annotation of set_reset_devices is wrong.
> 
> WARNING: modpost: vmlinux.o(.text+0x529b3b): Section mismatch in reference from the function xtsonic_probe() to the function .init.text:sonic_probe1()
> The function xtsonic_probe() references
> the function __init sonic_probe1().
> This is often because xtsonic_probe lacks a __init 
> annotation or the annotation of sonic_probe1 is wrong.
> 
> Fixes: 74f2a5f0ef64 ("xtensa: Add support for the Sonic Ethernet device for the XT2000 board.")
> Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
> Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@...el.com>

Applied this one to net and I'll take Max's patch for dev_addr 
to net-next. Thanks!