Re: [PATCH] fix modpost warnings for xtensa

[Andrew Morton]

On Thu, 19 Jul 2007 11:37:56 -0700
Chris Zankel <czankel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 
> 	[PATCH] fix modpost warnings for xtensa
> 
> 	The Xtensa architecture places literal pools in sections separate 
> 	from the instructions. The corresponsing text sections, therefore, 
> 	reference the .literal section, and we have to suppress those
> 	warnings. The naming convention defines the name for a literal 
> 	section as .SECTION.literal, unless .SECTION is .text. In that case
> 	the name is only .literal. Using strncmp() instead of strcmp() 
> 	to compare the from-section with .SECTION.init.refok in pattern 0
> 	should not cause any regressions for other architectures.
> 	We also need to suppress warnings for two informational 
> 	sections (.xt.lit and .xt.prop) used by the Xtensa architecture.

This generates unfixable-by-me rejects against Sam's git-kbuild tree.
Sam already had a pull request into Linus for that tree.  Could I ask
that you wait for that piece of dust to settle and then regenerate the
diff?

Thanks.
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