Re: [PATCH -mm] tracing: Fix section mismatch intrace_hw_branches.c

From: Ingo Molnar
Date: Sun Feb 15 2009 - 14:41:31 EST



* Rakib Mullick <rakib.mullick@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Impact: Fix section mismatch
>
> The function bts_trace_init() references a variable
> bts_hotcpu_notifier which is marked
> as __cpuinitdata. Thus causes section mismatch. This patch fixes it.
>
> LD kernel/trace/built-in.o
> WARNING: kernel/trace/built-in.o(.text+0xc90c): Section mismatch in
> reference from the function bts_trace_init() to the variable
> .cpuinit.data:bts_hotcpu_notifier
> The function bts_trace_init() references
> the variable __cpuinitdata bts_hotcpu_notifier.
> This is often because bts_trace_init lacks a __cpuinitdata
> annotation or the annotation of bts_hotcpu_notifier is wrong.
>
> WARNING: kernel/trace/built-in.o(.text+0xc92a): Section mismatch in
> reference from the function bts_trace_reset() to the variable
> .cpuinit.data:bts_hotcpu_notifier
> The function bts_trace_reset() references
> the variable __cpuinitdata bts_hotcpu_notifier.
> This is often because bts_trace_reset lacks a __cpuinitdata
> annotation or the annotation of bts_hotcpu_notifier is wrong.
>
> Thanks.

Applied to tip:tracing/hw-branch-tracing, thanks Rakib!

Ingo
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