Latest Git kernel: Section mismatch in reference from the variable start_here_multiplatform to the function .init.text:.early_setup()

[Shawn Landden]

Hi

El mié., 15 may. 2019 5:17, Christophe Leroy <christophe.leroy at c-s.fr>
escribió:

> Hi,
>
> Le 15/05/2019 à 12:09, Christian Zigotzky a écrit :
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I got the following error messages with the latest Git kernel today:
> >
> > GEN     .version
> >    CHK     include/generated/compile.h
> >    LD      vmlinux.o
> >    MODPOST vmlinux.o
> > WARNING: vmlinux.o(.text+0x302a): Section mismatch in reference from the
> > variable start_here_multiplatform to the function
> .init.text:.early_setup()
> > The function start_here_multiplatform() references
> > the function __init .early_setup().
> > This is often because start_here_multiplatform lacks a __init
> > annotation or the annotation of .early_setup is wrong.
> >
> >    MODINFO modules.builtin.modinfo
> >    KSYM    .tmp_kallsyms1.o
> >    KSYM    .tmp_kallsyms2.o
> >    LD      vmlinux
> >    SORTEX  vmlinux
> >    SYSMAP  System.map
> >    CHKHEAD vmlinux
> >
> > What does it mean?
>
The best first thing to do with these type of errors is to Google them. If
you see there are patches just assume somebody else is working on it. That
saves everybody time, because these things tend to get duplicate reports.

>
> I proposed a patch for it at https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/1097845/
>
> Christophe
>
> >
> > Please find attached the kernel config.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Christian
> >
>
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