Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1756147AbXHBR6O (ORCPT ); Thu, 2 Aug 2007 13:58:14 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751449AbXHBR57 (ORCPT ); Thu, 2 Aug 2007 13:57:59 -0400 Received: from pasmtpa.tele.dk ([80.160.77.114]:47157 "EHLO pasmtpA.tele.dk" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750923AbXHBR56 (ORCPT ); Thu, 2 Aug 2007 13:57:58 -0400 Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2007 19:59:14 +0200 From: Sam Ravnborg To: Gabriel C Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List Subject: Re: Section mismatch warnings Message-ID: <20070802175914.GC2431@uranus.ravnborg.org> References: <46AE2459.7080905@googlemail.com> <20070730185124.GA29116@uranus.ravnborg.org> <46AE3C80.7010307@googlemail.com> <46AF9152.2050707@googlemail.com> <20070731204846.GA9985@uranus.ravnborg.org> <46AFB06E.2020401@googlemail.com> <46B1E9D6.80006@googlemail.com> <20070802163108.GA2431@uranus.ravnborg.org> <46B21084.4050308@googlemail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <46B21084.4050308@googlemail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1621 Lines: 30 On Thu, Aug 02, 2007 at 07:12:36PM +0200, Gabriel C wrote: > Sam Ravnborg wrote: > > On Thu, Aug 02, 2007 at 04:27:34PM +0200, Gabriel C wrote: > >>>>> WARNING: vmlinux.o(.init.text+0x29d40): Section mismatch: reference to .exit.text:wbsd_release_resources (between 'wbsd_init' and 'wbsd_probe') > >>>>> WARNING: vmlinux.o(.init.text+0x29d49): Section mismatch: reference to .exit.text:wbsd_free_mmc (between 'wbsd_init' and 'wbsd_probe') > >>>>> WARNING: vmlinux.o(.init.text+0x29f28): Section mismatch: reference to .exit.text:wbsd_free_mmc (between 'wbsd_init' and 'wbsd_probe') > >>>> When a function is marked __exit and used from an init function then the safe choice > >>>> is to just remove the __exit marking. Usually this is small functions used > >>>> only in error situations. > >>>> Should be trivial too. > >>> I'll look at those too > >>> > >>>> Sorry - no patch this time. Could you try to look at it yorself then I will review. > >>> Ok I'll try. > >>> > >> The warnings gone with this patch but I'm not really sure it is correct. > > Looks correct to me. > > You drop the __devexit marking for functions used outside __exit. > > Acked-by: Sam Ravnborg > > Shall I send this one to akpm with your ACK or you take care of it ? Please forward it to akpm. I usually do not carry non-kbuild patches in my tree to keep 'noise' level down. Sam - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/