Gitweb: http://git.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=d6fbfa4fce607254c081d7f58227281d08419d4c Commit: d6fbfa4fce607254c081d7f58227281d08419d4c Parent: 470a81ae15ed8c037afa0466e2731566a111c134 Author: Geert Uytterhoeven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> AuthorDate: Wed Jan 30 11:13:23 2008 +0100 Committer: Sam Ravnborg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> CommitDate: Sun Feb 3 08:58:07 2008 +0100
kbuild: Spelling/grammar fixes for config DEBUG_SECTION_MISMATCH Including additional fixes from Randy Dunlap <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Signed-off-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Signed-off-by: Sam Ravnborg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- lib/Kconfig.debug | 12 ++++++------ 1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.debug b/lib/Kconfig.debug index d090d72..0d385be 100644 --- a/lib/Kconfig.debug +++ b/lib/Kconfig.debug @@ -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 - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git-commits-head" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html