Re: [PATCH] framebuffer: fix carminefb section mismatch

[Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>]

On Wed, 8 Oct 2008, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> From: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com>
> 
> Could fix a dangerous problem since
> 	info->fix = carminefb_fix;
> and info->fix can be used at any time later (in carmine_set_par()).

This is a full copy of the contents, not a pointer to the original.

> WARNING: drivers/video/carminefb.o(.text+0x81b): Section mismatch in reference from the function alloc_carmine_fb() to the variable .devinit.data:carminefb_fix
> The function alloc_carmine_fb() references
> the variable __devinitdata carminefb_fix.
> This is often because alloc_carmine_fb lacks a __devinitdata 
> annotation or the annotation of carminefb_fix is wrong.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com>
> cc: Sebastian Siewior <bigeasy@linutronix.de>
> ---
>  drivers/video/carminefb.c |    2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> --- lin2627-r9g1-sections.orig/drivers/video/carminefb.c
> +++ lin2627-r9g1-sections/drivers/video/carminefb.c
> @@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ struct carmine_fb {
>  	u32 pseudo_palette[16];
>  };
>  
> -static struct fb_fix_screeninfo carminefb_fix __devinitdata = {
> +static struct fb_fix_screeninfo carminefb_fix = {
>  	.id = "Carmine",
>  	.type = FB_TYPE_PACKED_PIXELS,
>  	.visual = FB_VISUAL_TRUECOLOR,

alloc_carmine_fb() should be __devinit instead?

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

						Geert

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