From cd5477911fc9f5cc64678e2b95cdd606c59a11b5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Li Yang Date: Mon, 14 May 2007 18:04:28 +0800 Subject: [PATCH] kbuild: add "Section mismatch" warning whitelist for powerpc This patch fixes the following class of "Section mismatch" warnings when building powerpc platforms. WARNING: arch/powerpc/kernel/built-in.o - Section mismatch: reference to .init.data:.got2 from prom_entry (offset 0x0) WARNING: arch/powerpc/platforms/built-in.o - Section mismatch: reference to .init.text:mpc8313_rdb_probe from .machine.desc after 'mach_mpc8313_rdb' (at offset 0x4) .... Signed-off-by: Li Yang Signed-off-by: Sam Ravnborg --- scripts/mod/modpost.c | 15 +++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.c b/scripts/mod/modpost.c index ce7e0d17ba..2909391a80 100644 --- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c +++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c @@ -650,9 +650,10 @@ static int strrcmp(const char *s, const char *sub) * tosec = .init.text * * Pattern 10: - * ia64 has machvec table for each platform. It is mixture of function - * pointer of .init.text and .text. - * fromsec = .machvec + * ia64 has machvec table for each platform and + * powerpc has a machine desc table for each platform. + * It is mixture of function pointers of .init.text and .text. + * fromsec = .machvec | .machine.desc **/ static int secref_whitelist(const char *modname, const char *tosec, const char *fromsec, const char *atsym, @@ -751,7 +752,8 @@ static int secref_whitelist(const char *modname, const char *tosec, return 1; /* Check for pattern 10 */ - if (strcmp(fromsec, ".machvec") == 0) + if ((strcmp(fromsec, ".machvec") == 0) || + (strcmp(fromsec, ".machine.desc") == 0)) return 1; return 0; @@ -887,6 +889,11 @@ static void warn_sec_mismatch(const char *modname, const char *fromsec, elf->strtab + before->st_name, refsymname)) return; + /* fromsec whitelist - without a valid 'before' + * powerpc has a GOT table in .got2 section */ + if (strcmp(fromsec, ".got2") == 0) + return; + if (before && after) { warn("%s(%s+0x%llx): Section mismatch: reference to %s:%s " "(between '%s' and '%s')\n", -- 2.39.5