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
next prev parent 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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