Re: [PATCH v3 3/7] sparc: support static_key usage in non-module __exit sections
From: David Miller
Date: Wed Jul 06 2016 - 21:49:47 EST
From: Jason Baron <jbaron@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2016 17:42:32 -0400
> The jump table can reference text found in an __exit section. Thus,
> instead of discarding it at build/link time, include EXIT_TEXT as part
> of __init and release it at system boot time.
>
> Without this patch the link fails with:
>
> `.exit.text' referenced in section `__jump_table' of xxx.o:
> defined in discarded section `.exit.text' of xxx.o
>
> Cc: "David S. Miller" <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: sparclinux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Signed-off-by: Jason Baron <jbaron@xxxxxxxxxx>
Acked-by: David S. Miller <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>