# \[PATCH\] smsc-ircc2: Fix section mismatch derived from smsc\_ircc\_pnp\_driver variable - From: Sedat Dilek \ - Date: 2011-01-03 02:29:05 - List: netdev - Page: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2011/01/3660845 - Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2011/01/3660845/t.md ```text >From my build.log: drivers/net/irda/smsc-ircc2.o(.data+0x18): Section mismatch in reference from the variable smsc_ircc_pnp_driver to the function .init.text:smsc_ircc_pnp_probe() The variable smsc_ircc_pnp_driver references the function __init smsc_ircc_pnp_probe() If the reference is valid then annotate the variable with __init* or __refdata (see linux/init.h) or name the variable: *_template, *_timer, *_sht, *_ops, *_probe, *_probe_one, *_console, This patch fixes the warning. Tested with linux-next (next-20101231) Signed-off-by: Sedat Dilek --- drivers/net/irda/smsc-ircc2.c | 2 +- 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/irda/smsc-ircc2.c b/drivers/net/irda/smsc-ircc2.c index 8c57bfb..0ebd4a8 100644 --- a/drivers/net/irda/smsc-ircc2.c +++ b/drivers/net/irda/smsc-ircc2.c @@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ static int __init smsc_ircc_pnp_probe(struct pnp_dev *dev, return 0; } -static struct pnp_driver smsc_ircc_pnp_driver = { +static struct pnp_driver smsc_ircc_pnp_driver __refdata = { .name = "smsc-ircc2", .id_table = smsc_ircc_pnp_table, .probe = smsc_ircc_pnp_probe, -- 1.7.4.rc0 ```