[PATCH 21/33] kbuild: whitelist references from variables named _timer to .init.text

Sam Ravnborg
2007-07-17T14:12:41Z

arm uses a lot of ops structures named *_timer that has legitimite
references to .init.text.
So let's add this variable to the list of variables that may reference
.init.text without causing any warning.

Signed-off-by: Sam Ravnborg <sam@ravnborg.org>
---
scripts/mod/modpost.c | 3 ++-
1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.c b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
index 015c6b0..bb895b1 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c
+++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ static int strrcmp(const char *s, const char *sub)
* the pattern is identified by:
* tosec = .init.text | .exit.text | .init.data
* fromsec = .data
- * atsym = *driver, *_template, *_sht, *_ops, *_probe, *probe_one, *_console
+ * atsym = *driver, *_template, *_sht, *_ops, *_probe, *probe_one, *_console, *_timer
*
* Pattern 3:
* Whitelist all refereces from .text.head to .init.data
@@ -634,6 +634,7 @@ static int secref_whitelist(const char *modname, const char *tosec,
const char *pat2sym[] = {
"driver",
"_template", /* scsi uses *_template a lot */
+ "_timer", /* arm uses ops structures named _timer a lot */
"_sht", /* scsi also used *_sht to some extent */
"_ops",
"_probe",
--
1.5.0.6