> 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
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