Re: linux-next: Tree for Oct 25 (bootconfig: xbc_alloc_mem())

From: Stephen Rothwell
Date: Tue Oct 26 2021 - 01:11:39 EST


Hi Randy,

On Mon, 25 Oct 2021 20:20:02 -0700 Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> on i386:
>
> WARNING: modpost: vmlinux.o(.text.unlikely+0x29b16): Section mismatch in reference from the function xbc_alloc_mem() to the function .init.text:memblock_alloc_try_nid()
> The function xbc_alloc_mem() references
> the function __init memblock_alloc_try_nid().
> This is often because xbc_alloc_mem lacks a __init
> annotation or the annotation of memblock_alloc_try_nid is wrong.
>
> Looks like lib/bootconfig.c::xbc_alloc_mem() should be marked
> as __init (when it's built for KERNEL).

See: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20211025153942.0c31bd06@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/

P.S. please trim your replies.
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Cheers,
Stephen Rothwell

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