Bug 6992 - WARNING: drivers/acpi/processor.o - Section mismatch: reference to .init.data: from .text between 'acpi_processor_power_init' (at offset 0x13e2) and 'acpi_processor_power_exit'
Summary: WARNING: drivers/acpi/processor.o - Section mismatch: reference to .init.data...
Status: CLOSED CODE_FIX
Alias: None
Product: ACPI
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Power-Processor (show other bugs)
Hardware: i386 Linux
: P2 normal
Assignee: Len Brown
URL:
Keywords:
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2006-08-11 14:40 UTC by Alper Belgen
Modified: 2007-02-19 13:46 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

See Also:
Kernel Version: 2.6.17.8
Subsystem:
Regression: ---
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Fix ACPI processor warnings (421 bytes, patch)
2006-10-01 06:28 UTC, Paweł Szczekutowicz 		Details | Diff
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Description Alper Belgen 2006-08-11 14:40:28 UTC 
Most recent kernel where this bug did not occur:
Distribution: Slackware Linux 10.2 (32-Bit)
Hardware Environment: AMD Athlon 64, 512MB Kingston DDR400, A8N-SLI Mainboard
Software Environment: KDE 3.5.3
Problem Description: WARNING: drivers/acpi/processor.o - Section mismatch: 
reference to .init.data: from .text between 'acpi_processor_power_init' (at 
offset 0x13e2) and 'acpi_processor_power_exit'. I can't use Cool'n'Quiet.

Steps to reproduce:
Comment 1 russell bell 2006-09-25 19:31:35 UTC 
Hey!  This happens to me in 2.6.18 too, but didn't in 2.6.17.10.
I can't see how to put myself on the watch list.
Comment 2 Paweł Szczekutowicz 2006-10-01 06:28:55 UTC 
Created attachment 9139 [details]
Fix ACPI processor warnings

Hello. Pleas check this patch. I founded it
on:http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/linux/kernel/688250?search_string=Fix%20ACPI%20processor%20warnings;#688250

Created by Felipe Contreras
Comment 3 Zhang Rui 2006-12-13 17:33:36 UTC 
Hi, Len
I think this bug is already fixed and can be closed.:)
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