Re: WARNING: arch/x86/built-in.o: Section mismatch in reference fromthe variable test_nmi_ipi_callback_na to function.ini.text:test_nmi_ipi_callback

[Don Zickus]

On Mon, Jun 04, 2012 at 07:59:41AM -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> On 06/04/2012 07:36 AM, Don Zickus wrote:
> > 
> > Basically the test registers two nmi_handlers, run some tests, and
> > then unregisters them.  Those handlers are what the compiler seems to be
> > complaining about.  I do not know what magic to pass the compiler to let
> > it know that both of the handlers will be unregistered before the init
> > section is destroyed.
> > 
> > Perhaps I should tag those callbacks with __ref? I am not sure the right
> > thing to do here.
> > 
> 
> Using __ref is the right thing, although __ref is hard to use right...

Thanks!  I'll poke at it and see how lucky I get.

Cheers,
Don
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