Re: Section mismatch warnings
From: Gabriel C
Date: Thu Aug 02 2007 - 10:27:56 EST
>>> 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.
drivers/mmc/host/wbsd.c | 10 +++++-----
1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/wbsd.c b/drivers/mmc/host/wbsd.c
index e0c9808..9bf2a87 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/wbsd.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/wbsd.c
@@ -1266,7 +1266,7 @@ static int __devinit wbsd_alloc_mmc(struct device *dev)
return 0;
}
-static void __devexit wbsd_free_mmc(struct device *dev)
+static void wbsd_free_mmc(struct device *dev)
{
struct mmc_host *mmc;
struct wbsd_host *host;
@@ -1358,7 +1358,7 @@ static int __devinit wbsd_request_region(struct wbsd_host *host, int base)
return 0;
}
-static void __devexit wbsd_release_regions(struct wbsd_host *host)
+static void wbsd_release_regions(struct wbsd_host *host)
{
if (host->base)
release_region(host->base, 8);
@@ -1434,7 +1434,7 @@ err:
"Falling back on FIFO.\n", dma);
}
-static void __devexit wbsd_release_dma(struct wbsd_host *host)
+static void wbsd_release_dma(struct wbsd_host *host)
{
if (host->dma_addr) {
dma_unmap_single(mmc_dev(host->mmc), host->dma_addr,
@@ -1484,7 +1484,7 @@ static int __devinit wbsd_request_irq(struct wbsd_host *host, int irq)
return 0;
}
-static void __devexit wbsd_release_irq(struct wbsd_host *host)
+static void wbsd_release_irq(struct wbsd_host *host)
{
if (!host->irq)
return;
@@ -1535,7 +1535,7 @@ static int __devinit wbsd_request_resources(struct wbsd_host *host,
* Release all resources for the host.
*/
-static void __devexit wbsd_release_resources(struct wbsd_host *host)
+static void wbsd_release_resources(struct wbsd_host *host)
{
wbsd_release_dma(host);
wbsd_release_irq(host);
-
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