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diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.c b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
index 4ab36de45aa2..480e18b00aa6 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c
+++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
@@ -642,6 +642,16 @@ static int strrcmp(const char *s, const char *sub)
  *  tosec   = .init.text
  *  fromsec  = .paravirtprobe
  *
+ * Pattern 9:
+ *  Some of functions are common code between boot time and hotplug
+ *  time. The bootmem allocater is called only boot time in its
+ *  functions. So it's ok to reference.
+ *  tosec    = .init.text
+ *
+ * Pattern 10:
+ *  ia64 has machvec table for each platform. It is mixture of function
+ *  pointer of .init.text and .text.
+ *  fromsec  = .machvec
  **/
 static int secref_whitelist(const char *modname, const char *tosec,
 			    const char *fromsec, const char *atsym,
@@ -668,6 +678,12 @@ static int secref_whitelist(const char *modname, const char *tosec,
 		NULL
 	};
 
+	const char *pat4sym[] = {
+		"sparse_index_alloc",
+		"zone_wait_table_init",
+		NULL
+	};
+
 	/* Check for pattern 1 */
 	if (strcmp(tosec, ".init.data") != 0)
 		f1 = 0;
@@ -726,6 +742,17 @@ static int secref_whitelist(const char *modname, const char *tosec,
 	    (strcmp(fromsec, ".paravirtprobe") == 0))
 		return 1;
 
+	/* Check for pattern 9 */
+	if ((strcmp(tosec, ".init.text") == 0) &&
+	    (strcmp(fromsec, ".text") == 0))
+		for (s = pat4sym; *s; s++)
+			if (strcmp(atsym, *s) == 0)
+				return 1;
+
+	/* Check for pattern 10 */
+	if (strcmp(fromsec, ".machvec") == 0)
+		return 1;
+
 	return 0;
 }