WARNING: modpost: vmlinux.o(.text.unlikely+0x2c44): Section mismatch in reference from the function trace_define_generic_fields() to the variable .init.data:initcall_level_names

From: kernel test robot
Date: Mon Dec 20 2021 - 12:13:17 EST


Hi Steven,

FYI, the error/warning still remains.

tree: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git master
head: a7904a538933c525096ca2ccde1e60d0ee62c08e
commit: a55f224ff5f238013de8762c4287117e47b86e22 tracing: Fix pid filtering when triggers are attached
date: 3 weeks ago
config: xtensa-randconfig-r005-20211220 (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20211221/202112210114.CFpCHRci-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/config)
compiler: xtensa-linux-gcc (GCC) 11.2.0
reproduce (this is a W=1 build):
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/intel/lkp-tests/master/sbin/make.cross -O ~/bin/make.cross
chmod +x ~/bin/make.cross
# https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a55f224ff5f238013de8762c4287117e47b86e22
git remote add linus https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git
git fetch --no-tags linus master
git checkout a55f224ff5f238013de8762c4287117e47b86e22
# save the config file to linux build tree
mkdir build_dir
COMPILER_INSTALL_PATH=$HOME/0day COMPILER=gcc-11.2.0 make.cross O=build_dir ARCH=xtensa SHELL=/bin/bash

If you fix the issue, kindly add following tag as appropriate
Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@xxxxxxxxx>

All warnings (new ones prefixed by >>, old ones prefixed by <<):

>> WARNING: modpost: vmlinux.o(.text.unlikely+0x2c44): Section mismatch in reference from the function trace_define_generic_fields() to the variable .init.data:initcall_level_names
The function trace_define_generic_fields() references
the variable __initdata initcall_level_names.
This is often because trace_define_generic_fields lacks a __initdata
annotation or the annotation of initcall_level_names is wrong.

Note: the below error/warnings can be found in parent commit:
<< WARNING: modpost: vmlinux.o(.text+0xb451e8): Section mismatch in reference from the function sonic_get_stats() to the function .init.text:set_reset_devices()
<< WARNING: modpost: vmlinux.o(.text+0xb4524e): Section mismatch in reference from the function xtsonic_probe() to the function .init.text:sonic_probe1()
<< WARNING: modpost: vmlinux.o(.text.unlikely+0x2a8c): Section mismatch in reference from the function __trace_event_discard_commit() to the variable .init.data:initcall_level_names

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