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kbuild: Spelling/grammar fixes for config DEBUG_SECTION_MISMATCH
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Including additional fixes from Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com>

Signed-off-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <Geert.Uytterhoeven@sonycom.com>
Signed-off-by: Sam Ravnborg <sam@ravnborg.org>
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Geert Uytterhoeven authored and Sam Ravnborg committed Feb 3, 2008
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Expand Up @@ -90,19 +90,19 @@ config DEBUG_SECTION_MISMATCH
most likely result in an oops.
In the code functions and variables are annotated with
__init, __devinit etc. (see full list in include/linux/init.h)
which result in the code/data being placed in specific sections.
The section mismatch anaylsis are always done after a full
kernel build but enabling this options will in addition
which results in the code/data being placed in specific sections.
The section mismatch analysis is always done after a full
kernel build but enabling this option will in addition
do the following:
- Add the option -fno-inline-functions-called-once to gcc
When inlining a function annotated __init in a non-init
function we would loose the section information and thus
function we would lose the section information and thus
the analysis would not catch the illegal reference.
This options tell gcc to inline less but will also
This option tells gcc to inline less but will also
result in a larger kernel.
- Run the section mismatch analysis for each module/built-in.o
When we run the section mismatch analysis on vmlinux.o we
looses valueable information about where the mismatch was
lose valueble information about where the mismatch was
introduced.
Running the analysis for each module/built-in.o file
will tell where the mismatch happens much closer to the
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