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1 files changed, 26 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.c b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
index e26381e3fc0..47bef62eecd 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c
+++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
@@ -582,9 +582,19 @@ static int strrcmp(const char *s, const char *sub)
* tosec = .init.text | .exit.text | .init.data
* fromsec = .data
* atsym = *driver, *_template, *_sht, *_ops, *_probe, *probe_one
+ *
+ * Pattern 3:
+ * Some symbols belong to init section but still it is ok to reference
+ * these from non-init sections as these symbols don't have any memory
+ * allocated for them and symbol address and value are same. So even
+ * if init section is freed, its ok to reference those symbols.
+ * For ex. symbols marking the init section boundaries.
+ * This pattern is identified by
+ * refsymname = __init_begin, _sinittext, _einittext
**/
static int secref_whitelist(const char *modname, const char *tosec,
- const char *fromsec, const char *atsym)
+ const char *fromsec, const char *atsym,
+ const char *refsymname)
{
int f1 = 1, f2 = 1;
const char **s;
@@ -595,6 +605,14 @@ static int secref_whitelist(const char *modname, const char *tosec,
"_ops",
"_probe",
"_probe_one",
+ "_console",
+ NULL
+ };
+
+ const char *pat3refsym[] = {
+ "__init_begin",
+ "_sinittext",
+ "_einittext",
NULL
};
@@ -628,6 +646,11 @@ static int secref_whitelist(const char *modname, const char *tosec,
if ((strcmp(fromsec, ".pci_fixup") == 0) &&
(strcmp(tosec, ".init.text") == 0))
return 1;
+
+ /* Check for pattern 3 */
+ for (s = pat3refsym; *s; s++)
+ if (strcmp(refsymname, *s) == 0)
+ return 1;
}
return 0;
}
@@ -737,7 +760,7 @@ static void warn_sec_mismatch(const char *modname, const char *fromsec,
/* check whitelist - we may ignore it */
if (before &&
secref_whitelist(modname, secname, fromsec,
- elf->strtab + before->st_name))
+ elf->strtab + before->st_name, refsymname))
return;
if (before && after) {
@@ -998,6 +1021,7 @@ static int exit_section_ref_ok(const char *name)
"__bug_table", /* used by powerpc for BUG() */
".exitcall.exit",
".eh_frame",
+ ".parainstructions",
".stab",
"__ex_table",
".fixup",