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From: Keith Owens <kaos@ocs.com.au>
To: eddantes@wanadoo.fr
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Bug report 2.4.16: local symbols in discarded section .text.exit
Date: Wed, 05 Dec 2001 16:59:45 +1100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <4157.1007531985@kao2.melbourne.sgi.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 02 Dec 2001 22:40:05 BST." <3C0A9FB5.8040302@wanadoo.fr>

On Sun, 02 Dec 2001 22:40:05 +0100, 
eddantes@wanadoo.fr wrote:
>drivers/char/char.o(.data+0x46b4): undefined reference to `local symbols
>in discarded section .text.exit'
>drivers/net/net.o(.data+0xb4): undefined reference to `local symbols in
>discarded section .text.exit'

The latest binutils will flag references to symbols in discarded
sections.  Tables that refer to code marked __devexit are now flagged
as an error when the code is built in, because __devexit code is
discarded.  Quick and dirty work around, while I think about a better
fix.

Index: 16.1/drivers/char/serial.c
--- 16.1/drivers/char/serial.c Sat, 10 Nov 2001 21:05:25 +1100 kaos (linux-2.4/b/c/22_serial.c 1.1.3.2.2.3.2.2.1.8.1.1 644)
+++ 16.1(w)/drivers/char/serial.c Wed, 05 Dec 2001 16:54:24 +1100 kaos (linux-2.4/b/c/22_serial.c 1.1.3.2.2.3.2.2.1.8.1.1 644)
@@ -4896,7 +4896,9 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(pci, serial_pci_tbl)
 static struct pci_driver serial_pci_driver = {
        name:           "serial",
        probe:          serial_init_one,
+#ifdef MODULE
        remove:	       serial_remove_one,
+#endif
        id_table:       serial_pci_tbl,
 };
 
Index: 16.1/drivers/net/via-rhine.c
--- 16.1/drivers/net/via-rhine.c Sat, 10 Nov 2001 21:05:25 +1100 kaos (linux-2.4/h/c/19_via-rhine. 1.1.1.4.1.2.1.3.1.2.1.1.1.1 644)
+++ 16.1(w)/drivers/net/via-rhine.c Wed, 05 Dec 2001 16:57:23 +1100 kaos (linux-2.4/h/c/19_via-rhine. 1.1.1.4.1.2.1.3.1.2.1.1.1.1 644)
@@ -1667,7 +1667,9 @@ static struct pci_driver via_rhine_drive
 	name:		"via-rhine",
 	id_table:	via_rhine_pci_tbl,
 	probe:		via_rhine_init_one,
+#ifdef MODULE
 	remove:		via_rhine_remove_one,
+#endif
 };
 
 


      reply	other threads:[~2001-12-05  6:00 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 2+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2001-12-02 21:40 Bug report 2.4.16: local symbols in discarded section .text.exit eddantes
2001-12-05  5:59 ` Keith Owens [this message]

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