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From: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com>
To: Geert Uytterhoeven <Geert.Uytterhoeven@sonycom.com>
Cc: Sam Ravnborg <sam@ravnborg.org>,
	linux-kbuild@vger.kernel.org,
	Linux Kernel Development <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: kbuild: Spelling/grammar fixes for config DEBUG_SECTION_MISMATCH
Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 08:08:11 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20080130080811.eefbee51.randy.dunlap@oracle.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0801301112550.26678@vixen.sonytel.be>

On Wed, 30 Jan 2008 11:13:23 +0100 (CET) Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:

> kbuild: Spelling/grammar fixes for config DEBUG_SECTION_MISMATCH
> 
> Signed-off-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <Geert.Uytterhoeven@sonycom.com>
> ---
>  lib/Kconfig.debug |    8 ++++----
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> --- a/lib/Kconfig.debug
> +++ b/lib/Kconfig.debug
> @@ -90,19 +90,19 @@ config DEBUG_SECTION_MISMATCH
>  	  most likely result in an oops.
>  	  In the code functions and variables are annotated with
>  	  __init, __devinit etc. (see full list in include/linux/init.h)
> -	  which result in the code/data being placed in specific sections.
> -	  The section mismatch anaylsis are always done after a full
> +	  which results in the code/data being placed in specific sections.
> +	  The section mismatch analysis is always done after a full
>  	  kernel build but enabling this options will in addition

	                                 option

>  	  do the following:
>  	  - Add the option -fno-inline-functions-called-once to gcc
>  	    When inlining a function annotated __init in a non-init
>  	    function we would loose the section information and thus

	                      lose

>  	    the analysis would not catch the illegal reference.
> -	    This options tell gcc to inline less but will also
> +	    This option tells gcc to inline less but will also
>  	    result in a larger kernel.
>  	  - Run the section mismatch analysis for each module/built-in.o
>  	    When we run the section mismatch analysis on vmlinux.o we
> -	    looses valueable information about where the mismatch was
> +	    loose valueable information about where the mismatch was

	    lose valuable

>  	    introduced.
>  	    Running the analysis for each module/built-in.o file
>  	    will tell where the mismatch happens much closer to the

Thanks.  I had a note to myself to do this as well.

---
~Randy

  reply	other threads:[~2008-01-30 16:15 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-01-30 10:13 Geert Uytterhoeven
2008-01-30 16:08 ` Randy Dunlap [this message]
2008-02-02 18:06   ` Sam Ravnborg

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