.note* sections are ELF notes, which are typically used by external
tools to examine the kernel image. Since this is removed from any
runtime consideration, it's OK to reference any section from a .note*
section.
Signed-off-by: Jeremy Fitzhardinge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: "Eric W. Biederman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Signed-off-by: Sam Ravnborg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
---
scripts/mod/modpost.c | 2 ++
1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.c b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
index ece09c5..9c35f30 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c
+++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
@@ -1152,6 +1152,7 @@ static int init_section_ref_ok(const char *name)
".debug",
".parainstructions",
".rodata",
+ ".note", /* ignore ELF notes - may contain
anything */
NULL
};
/* part of section name */
@@ -1228,6 +1229,7 @@ static int exit_section_ref_ok(const char *name)
/* Start of section names */
const char *namelist2[] = {
".debug",
+ ".note", /* ignore ELF notes - may contain
anything */
NULL
};
/* part of section name */
--
1.5.0.6
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