Hi,
The attached patch resolves the warning message below when compiling the
kernel. Also attached is a minimalistic config file that reliably
triggers the warning.
Kernel versions 2.6.27 (from Linus's tarball) and 2.6.27.1 (from Greg KH's
git tree) are both affected.
Gentoo Linux x86 (32bit)
GCC version is 4.3.2
Processor is Petium III (Katmai), 550MHz, 512KB Cache.
RAM is 512MB
Signed-off-by: Lee Leahu <[email protected]>
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LD vmlinux.o
MODPOST vmlinux.o
WARNING: vmlinux.o(.cpuinit.data+0x0): Section mismatch in reference from
the variable initial_code to the function .init.text:i386_start_kernel()
The variable __cpuinitdata initial_code references
a function __init i386_start_kernel().
If i386_start_kernel is only used by initial_code then
annotate i386_start_kernel with a matching annotation.
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