* kbuild: Spelling/grammar fixes for config DEBUG_SECTION_MISMATCH
@ 2008-01-30 10:13 Geert Uytterhoeven
2008-01-30 16:08 ` Randy Dunlap
0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread
From: Geert Uytterhoeven @ 2008-01-30 10:13 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Sam Ravnborg; +Cc: linux-kbuild, Linux Kernel Development
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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
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
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
introduced.
Running the analysis for each module/built-in.o file
will tell where the mismatch happens much closer to the
With kind regards,
Geert Uytterhoeven
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* Re: kbuild: Spelling/grammar fixes for config DEBUG_SECTION_MISMATCH
2008-01-30 10:13 kbuild: Spelling/grammar fixes for config DEBUG_SECTION_MISMATCH Geert Uytterhoeven
@ 2008-01-30 16:08 ` Randy Dunlap
2008-02-02 18:06 ` Sam Ravnborg
0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread
From: Randy Dunlap @ 2008-01-30 16:08 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Geert Uytterhoeven; +Cc: Sam Ravnborg, linux-kbuild, Linux Kernel Development
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
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* Re: kbuild: Spelling/grammar fixes for config DEBUG_SECTION_MISMATCH
2008-01-30 16:08 ` Randy Dunlap
@ 2008-02-02 18:06 ` Sam Ravnborg
0 siblings, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Sam Ravnborg @ 2008-02-02 18:06 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Randy Dunlap; +Cc: Geert Uytterhoeven, linux-kbuild, Linux Kernel Development
On Wed, Jan 30, 2008 at 08:08:11AM -0800, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> 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>
Applied a combined patch - thanks for fixing my bad grammar/spelling.
Sam
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