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Date:   Mon, 8 Jun 2020 16:18:54 +0300
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com>
To:     Syed Nayyar Waris <syednwaris@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v7 2/4] lib/test_bitmap.c: Add for_each_set_clump test
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On Sun, Jun 07, 2020 at 04:45:19AM +0530, Syed Nayyar Waris wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 5, 2020 at 5:54 PM Andy Shevchenko
> <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com> wrote:
> >
> > On Fri, Jun 05, 2020 at 02:12:54AM +0530, Syed Nayyar Waris wrote:
> > > On Sun, May 31, 2020 at 12:50 AM kbuild test robot <lkp@intel.com> wrote:
> >
> > > > >> WARNING: modpost: lib/test_bitmap.o(.data+0xe80): Section mismatch in reference from the variable clump_test_data to the variable .init.rodata:clump_exp1
> > > > The variable clump_test_data references
> > > > the variable __initconst clump_exp1
> > > > If the reference is valid then annotate the
> > > > variable with or __refdata (see linux/init.h) or name the variable:
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > >> WARNING: modpost: lib/test_bitmap.o(.data+0xec8): Section mismatch in reference from the variable clump_test_data to the variable .init.rodata:clump_exp2
> > > > The variable clump_test_data references
> > > > the variable __initconst clump_exp2
> > > > If the reference is valid then annotate the
> > > > variable with or __refdata (see linux/init.h) or name the variable:
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > >> WARNING: modpost: lib/test_bitmap.o(.data+0xf10): Section mismatch in reference from the variable clump_test_data to the variable .init.rodata:clump_exp3
> > > > The variable clump_test_data references
> > > > the variable __initconst clump_exp3
> > > > If the reference is valid then annotate the
> > > > variable with or __refdata (see linux/init.h) or name the variable:
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > >> WARNING: modpost: lib/test_bitmap.o(.data+0xf58): Section mismatch in reference from the variable clump_test_data to the variable .init.rodata:clump_exp4
> > > > The variable clump_test_data references
> > > > the variable __initconst clump_exp4
> > > > If the reference is valid then annotate the
> > > > variable with or __refdata (see linux/init.h) or name the variable:
> >
> > > I am unable to reproduce the compilation warning.
> >
> > You have to enable section mismatch checker.
> >
> > > I ran the command:
> > > make W=1 C=1 ARCH=x86_64 CF='-fdiagnostic-prefix -D__CHECK_ENDIAN__'  lib/
> > >
> > > But the compilation warning didn't show up. Can anyone please point to me
> > > what I am doing wrong here? How shall I reproduce the warning? Thanks !
> >
> > You put some data into init section of the object, while you are trying to
> > access it from non-init one. It's easy-to-fix issue.
> >
> > --
> > With Best Regards,
> > Andy Shevchenko
> 
> Thanks! I have made code changes for the above warning. Actually I am
> still unable to reproduce the compilation warning. But I believe the
> following code fix will fix the compilation warning:
> 
> In file lib/test_bitmap.c
> 
> @@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ struct clump_test_data_params {
>         unsigned long const *exp;
>  };
> 
> -struct clump_test_data_params clump_test_data[] =
> +static struct clump_test_data_params clump_test_data[] __initdata =
>                                         { {{0}, 2, 0, 64, 8, clump_exp1},
>                                         {{0}, 8, 2, 240, 24, clump_exp2},
>                                         {{0}, 8, 10, 240, 30, clump_exp3},
> 
> 
> 
> Let me know if I should submit a new patchset (v8) for
> 'for_each_set_clump' including above code fix.
> 
> Just to share how I attempted to reproduce the warning (but unsuccessful):
> 
> Step 1: Use the config file in attachment. Download, extract, rename
> file to .config at the root of the tree.
> Step 2: '$ make lib/'
> No warning reproduced after above step 2.
> Step 3: '$ make W=1 C=1 ARCH=x86_64 CF='-fdiagnostic-prefix
> -D__CHECK_ENDIAN__' lib/'
> After step 3 I got error in build:
> scripts/kconfig/conf  --syncconfig Kconfig
>   CHECK   scripts/mod/empty.c
> No such file: asan-globals=1
> scripts/Makefile.build:266: recipe for target 'scripts/mod/empty.o' failed
> make[1]: *** [scripts/mod/empty.o] Error 1
> Makefile:1147: recipe for target 'prepare0' failed
> make: *** [prepare0] Error 2
> 
> The command in above step 3 was mentioned in the bot mail.

You need to take their configuration as well.

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko