2.6.17-rc5-git1: potentially fatal build WARNINGS

2.6.17-rc5-git1: potentially fatal build WARNINGS

[Mark Lord]

This is from building the latest kernel on a Kubuntu Breezy system:

System is 1290 kB
Kernel: arch/i386/boot/bzImage is ready  (#1)
  Building modules, stage 2.
  MODPOST
WARNING: drivers/acpi/processor.o - Section mismatch: reference to .init.data: from .text between 'acpi_processor_power_init' (at offset 0xec7) and 'acpi_processor_cst_has_changed'
WARNING: drivers/input/misc/wistron_btns.o - Section mismatch: reference to .init.text:dmi_matched from .data between 'dmi_ids' (at offset 0xe0) and 'keymap_acer_travelmate_240'
WARNING: drivers/input/misc/wistron_btns.o - Section mismatch: reference to .init.text:dmi_matched from .data between 'dmi_ids' (at offset 0x10c) and 'keymap_acer_travelmate_240'
WARNING: drivers/input/misc/wistron_btns.o - Section mismatch: reference to .init.text:dmi_matched from .data between 'dmi_ids' (at offset 0x138) and 'keymap_acer_travelmate_240'
WARNING: drivers/input/misc/wistron_btns.o - Section mismatch: reference to .init.text:dmi_matched from .data between 'dmi_ids' (at offset 0x164) and 'keymap_acer_travelmate_240'
WARNING: drivers/input/misc/wistron_btns.o - Section mismatch: reference to .init.text:dmi_matched from .data between 'dmi_ids' (at offset 0x190) and 'keymap_acer_travelmate_240'
WARNING: drivers/video/macmodes.o - Section mismatch: reference to .init.text:mac_find_mode from __ksymtab between '__ksymtab_mac_find_mode' (at offset 0x0) and '__ksymtab_mac_map_monitor_sense'
WARNING: fs/jffs2/jffs2.o - Section mismatch: reference to .init.text:jffs2_zlib_init from .text between 'jffs2_compressors_init' (at offset 0x21) and 'jffs2_compressors_exit'
...

# gcc --version
gcc (GCC) 4.0.2 20050808 (prerelease) (Ubuntu 4.0.1-4ubuntu9)
Copyright (C) 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

# ld --version
GNU ld version 2.16.1 Debian GNU/Linux
Copyright 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This program is free software; you may redistribute it under the terms of
the GNU General Public License.  This program has absolutely no warranty.