Section mismatch: kernel/workqueue.c

From: Peter Teoh
Date: Sun Feb 03 2008 - 21:57:29 EST


During compilation of the linus tree the following warnings are encountered:

WARNING: kernel/built-in.o(.data+0x2480): Section mismatch in
reference from the variable workqueue_cpu_callback_nb.14223 to the
function .devinit.text:workqueue_cpu_callback()
The variable workqueue_cpu_callback_nb.14223 references
the function __devinit workqueue_cpu_callback()
If the reference is valid then annotate the
variable with __init* (see linux/init.h) or name the variable:
*driver, *_template, *_timer, *_sht, *_ops, *_probe, *_probe_one, *_console,

This fix is to correct the following warning during compilation.
Based on my "elementary" analysis, as it is called from other
non-__init functions, this function cannot be declared as __devinit(),
correct? Please comment. Thanks :-).

Signed-off-by: Peter Teoh <htmldeveloper@xxxxxxxxx>

--- workqueue.c.orig 2008-02-04 10:47:03.000000000 +0800
+++ workqueue.c 2008-02-04 10:45:49.000000000 +0800
@@ -825,7 +825,7 @@ void destroy_workqueue(struct workqueue_
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(destroy_workqueue);

-static int __devinit workqueue_cpu_callback(struct notifier_block *nfb,
+static int workqueue_cpu_callback(struct notifier_block *nfb,
unsigned long action,
void *hcpu)
{
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