Most recent kernel where this bug did not occur: Distribution: Arch Linux Hardware Environment: Linux Wohnung 2.6.17-rc4-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Mon May 15 10:12:18 CEST 2006 i686 AMD Athlon(TM) XP 2200+ AuthenticAMD GNU/Linux Software Environment: gcc 4.1.1 Problem Description: quite some warnings are coming on make modules, i don't know if they do any harm but you should know it. Steps to reproduce: run make modules kernel config and warnings are attached
Created attachment 8209 [details] kernel config file
Created attachment 8210 [details] warnings that appeared during make modules
any word on this?
Thanks for the report. There is an ongoing effort to fix the section mismatch warnings in the kernel. With recent GCC the .smp_locks warning started to show up - it was a limitation in the section mismatch check code. That particular warning are fixed in 2.6.17 - and it is assumed it was this warning that triggerd this report. So bug is closed. /Sam
sorry still not fixed in 2.6.18rc3git1
The section mismatch warning are still valid for many modules - not all modules are fixed. Please include list of warnings - if they are mostly real warnings that require driver fixing then this bug is not suitable. If there is a feneral type of warning that should not be there and needs spression in modpost then this bug is valid. /Sam
Created attachment 8696 [details] warnings during make modules 2.6.18rc3-git5 new file added 2.6.18rc3-git5
The list of warnings are now down the real bugs in a few number of drivers. When classified as real does not necessarily imply a real bug but mainly that there are references between two incompatible sections. Sp I suggest to close this bug since the general issue is deal with and now we only have to address the few remaining drivers (there are more than reported here). Sam