Re: [PATCH] block: Mark virtio_blk with __refdata in virtio_blk.c

[Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>]

Hello,

Rakib Mullick wrote:
>  Impact: Fix false positive warning.
> 
> The variable virtio_blk references the function virtblk_probe() (which
> is in .devinit section) and also references the function
> virtblk_remove() ( which is in .devexit section). So, virtio_blk
> simultaneously refers .devinit and .devexit section. To avoid this
> messup, we mark virtio_blk as __refdata.
> 
> We were warned by the following warning:
> 
>   LD      drivers/block/built-in.o
> WARNING: drivers/block/built-in.o(.data+0xc8dc): Section mismatch in
> reference from the variable virtio_blk to the function
> .devinit.text:virtblk_probe()
> The variable virtio_blk references
> the function __devinit virtblk_probe()
> If the reference is valid then annotate the
> variable with __init* or __refdata (see linux/init.h) or name the variable:
> *driver, *_template, *_timer, *_sht, *_ops, *_probe, *_probe_one, *_console,
> 
> WARNING: drivers/block/built-in.o(.data+0xc8e0): Section mismatch in
> reference from the variable virtio_blk to the function
> .devexit.text:virtblk_remove()
> The variable virtio_blk references
> the function __devexit virtblk_remove()
> If the reference is valid then annotate the
> variable with __exit* (see linux/init.h) or name the variable:
> *driver, *_template, *_timer, *_sht, *_ops, *_probe, *_probe_one, *_console,
> Signed-off-by: Rakib Mullick <rakib.mullick@gmail.com>

Generally looks good to me.

> +/* We were warned by false positive warning, so __refdata comes into rescue. */
> +static struct virtio_driver __refdata virtio_blk = {

But it would be nicer if the comment contains a bit more of detail.
Can you please beef it up a bit?  After that I'll queue it in my temp
tree and send to Linus' way.

Thanks.

-- 
tejun