> Probably over enthusiastic gcc inlining. gcc 4 will inline functions > that are not declared as inline. That is not so bad, except that some > versions of gcc will ignore a mismatch in function attributes and > inline a __init function into normal text, generating additional > section mismatches. When using -ffunction-sections (or similar) then we ask gcc to put each function in separate sections. In this case it is OK to mix sections. But I agree, gcc should not mix user specified sections.
> For a specific example, see > > http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=113824309203482&w=2 That's a good example - thanks! Sam - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html