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authorSam Ravnborg <sam@ravnborg.org>2007-04-29 20:53:01 +0200
committerSam Ravnborg <sam@ravnborg.org>2007-05-02 20:58:10 +0200
commitb4d5171ac7d9806b1ea61903ff954cd9620135bf (patch)
tree0fa86c139e8525644d5cbe645ff5fb74963b230f /scripts
parent66bd32e443203735b00f22bede637ec98f3070ca (diff)
downloadlinux-b4d5171ac7d9806b1ea61903ff954cd9620135bf.tar.gz
kbuild: ignore section mismatch warning for references from .paravirtprobe to .init.text
Added on request from:  Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>

Signed-off-by: Sam Ravnborg <sam@ravnborg.org>
Cc:  Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>
Diffstat (limited to 'scripts')
-rw-r--r--scripts/mod/modpost.c13
1 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.c b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
index b81157cf4527..628f393ecaa6 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c
+++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
@@ -635,6 +635,13 @@ static int strrcmp(const char *s, const char *sub)
  *  tosec      = .init.data
  *  fromsec    = .text*
  *  refsymname = logo_
+ *
+ * Pattern 8:
+ *  Symbols contained in .paravirtprobe may safely reference .init.text.
+ *  The pattern is:
+ *  tosec   = .init.text
+ *  fromsec  = .paravirtprobe
+ *
  **/
 static int secref_whitelist(const char *modname, const char *tosec,
 			    const char *fromsec, const char *atsym,
@@ -712,6 +719,12 @@ static int secref_whitelist(const char *modname, const char *tosec,
 	    (strncmp(fromsec, ".text", strlen(".text")) == 0) &&
 	    (strncmp(refsymname, "logo_", strlen("logo_")) == 0))
 		return 1;
+
+	/* Check for pattern 8 */
+	if ((strcmp(tosec, ".init.text") == 0) &&
+	    (strcmp(fromsec, ".paravirtprobe") == 0))
+		return 1;
+
 	return 0;
 }