[PATCH 2/4] powerpc/64: Provide functions for accessing POWER9 partition table

[Michael Ellerman]

kbuild test robot <lkp at intel.com> writes:
> [auto build test WARNING on powerpc/next]
> [cannot apply to v4.9-rc6 next-20161117]
> [if your patch is applied to the wrong git tree, please drop us a note to help improve the system]
>
> url:    https://github.com/0day-ci/linux/commits/Paul-Mackerras/powerpc-64-Preparation-for-KVM-support-on-POWER9/20161121-133431
> base:   https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/powerpc/linux.git next
> config: powerpc-allyesconfig (attached as .config)
> compiler: powerpc64-linux-gnu-gcc (Debian 6.1.1-9) 6.1.1 20160705
> reproduce:
>         wget https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/wfg/lkp-tests.git/plain/sbin/make.cross -O ~/bin/make.cross
>         chmod +x ~/bin/make.cross
>         # save the attached .config to linux build tree
>         make.cross ARCH=powerpc 
>
> All warnings (new ones prefixed by >>):
>
>>> WARNING: vmlinux.o(.text+0x5c650): Section mismatch in reference from the function .mmu_partition_table_init() to the function .init.text:.memblock_alloc_base()
>    The function .mmu_partition_table_init() references
>    the function __init .memblock_alloc_base().

>    This is often because .mmu_partition_table_init lacks a __init

Indeed that looks like the problem.

Paul have you already merged the topic branch, or can I squash in a fix
for this? Or I'll just do it on top.

cheers