Re: WARNING: arch/x86/built-in.o: Section mismatch in reference from the variable test_nmi_ipi_callback_na to function .ini.text:test_nmi_ipi_callback

[Sam Ravnborg <sam@ravnborg.org>]

On Mon, Jun 04, 2012 at 10:36:43AM -0400, Don Zickus wrote:
> On Sat, Jun 02, 2012 at 06:15:02PM +0200, Witold Baryluk wrote:
> > Hello everybody,
> > 
> > x86 32-bit Build just got 2 WARNINGS when building kernel on Linus' tree.
> 
> Hi Witold,
> 
> Thanks for the warnings.
> 
> > 
> > 
> >  VDSOSYM arch/x86/vdso/vdso32-syms.lds
> >   LD      arch/x86/vdso/built-in.o
> >   LD      arch/x86/built-in.o
> > WARNING: arch/x86/built-in.o(.data+0x5af0): Section mismatch in reference from the variable test_nmi_ipi_callback_na.10451 to the function .init.text:test_nmi_ipi_callback()
> > The variable test_nmi_ipi_callback_na.10451 references
> > the function __init test_nmi_ipi_callback()
> > If the reference is valid then annotate the
> > variable with __init* or __refdata (see linux/init.h) or name the variable:
> > *_template, *_timer, *_sht, *_ops, *_probe, *_probe_one, *_console
> > 
> > WARNING: arch/x86/built-in.o(.data+0x5b04): Section mismatch in reference from the variable nmi_unk_cb_na.10399 to the function .init.text:nmi_unk_cb()
> > The variable nmi_unk_cb_na.10399 references
> > the function __init nmi_unk_cb()
> > If the reference is valid then annotate the
> > variable with __init* or __refdata (see linux/init.h) or name the variable:
> > *_template, *_timer, *_sht, *_ops, *_probe, *_probe_one, *_console
> 
> These are intermediate variables test_nmi_ipi_callback_na.10451 and
> nmi_unk_cb_na.10399.  I do not know how to fix them.
> 
> Basically the test registers two nmi_handlers, run some tests, and
> then unregisters them.  Those handlers are what the compiler seems to be
> complaining about.  I do not know what magic to pass the compiler to let
> it know that both of the handlers will be unregistered before the init
> section is destroyed.
> 
> Perhaps I should tag those callbacks with __ref? I am not sure the right
> thing to do here.

Drop the __init from nmi_unk_cb() and test_nmi_ipi_callback().
Then the warnings are gone.

Trying to let register_nmi_handler() accept a function annotated __init is
wrong as we do not want this.
I someone try this in 'real' code we would be screwed.

	Sam