Re: [PATCH] xen: fix section mismatch in reference from the function xen_hvm_init_shared_info()

[Stefan Assmann <sassmann@redhat.com>]

On 01.12.2010 12:26, Stefano Stabellini wrote:
> On Tue, 30 Nov 2010, Stefan Assmann wrote:
>> From: Stefan Assmann <sassmann@redhat.com>
>>
>> The following warning shows up when building the kernel with
>> make CONFIG_DEBUG_SECTION_MISMATCH=y.
>>
>> WARNING: arch/x86/built-in.o(.text+0x475): Section mismatch in reference from the function xen_hvm_init_shared_info() to the function .init.text:extend_brk()
>> The function xen_hvm_init_shared_info() references
>> the function __init extend_brk().
>> This is often because xen_hvm_init_shared_info lacks a __init
>> annotation or the annotation of extend_brk is wrong.
>>
>> The problem is that xen_hvm_init_shared_info() calls extend_brk() which is
>> an __init function. However xen_hvm_init_shared_info() cannot be an
>> __init function as it's called on system resume as well. Easy fix by
>> moving extend_brk() out of the function.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Stefan Assmann <sassmann@redhat.com>
>> ---
>>  arch/x86/xen/enlighten.c |    8 ++++----
>>  1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/enlighten.c b/arch/x86/xen/enlighten.c
>> index 02c710b..13b11fd 100644
>> --- a/arch/x86/xen/enlighten.c
>> +++ b/arch/x86/xen/enlighten.c
>> @@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(machine_to_phys_order);
>>  struct start_info *xen_start_info;
>>  EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(xen_start_info);
>>
>> +struct shared_info *shared_info_page;
>>  struct shared_info xen_dummy_shared_info;
>>
>>  void *xen_initial_gdt;
> 
> why not static?

No particular reason, feel free to make it static. Thx for the review!

  Stefan
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