kbuild: ignore section mismatch warning for references from .paravirtprobe to .init.text
Added on request from: Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>
Signed-off-by: Sam Ravnborg <sam@ravnborg.org>
Cc: Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>
diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.c b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
index b81157c..628f393 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c
+++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
@@ -635,6 +635,13 @@
* tosec = .init.data
* fromsec = .text*
* refsymname = logo_
+ *
+ * Pattern 8:
+ * Symbols contained in .paravirtprobe may safely reference .init.text.
+ * The pattern is:
+ * tosec = .init.text
+ * fromsec = .paravirtprobe
+ *
**/
static int secref_whitelist(const char *modname, const char *tosec,
const char *fromsec, const char *atsym,
@@ -712,6 +719,12 @@
(strncmp(fromsec, ".text", strlen(".text")) == 0) &&
(strncmp(refsymname, "logo_", strlen("logo_")) == 0))
return 1;
+
+ /* Check for pattern 8 */
+ if ((strcmp(tosec, ".init.text") == 0) &&
+ (strcmp(fromsec, ".paravirtprobe") == 0))
+ return 1;
+
return 0;
}