[driver-core:driver-core-testing 28/31] WARNING: modpost: vmlinux.o(.text.unlikely+0x156c): Section mismatch in reference from the function bitmap_equal() to the variable .init.data:initcall_level_names

[Andy Shevchenko]

On Sat, Aug 14, 2021 at 4:36 PM Greg Kroah-Hartman
<gregkh at linuxfoundation.org> wrote:
> On Sat, Aug 14, 2021 at 07:03:00PM +0800, kernel test robot wrote:
> > tree:   https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/driver-core.git driver-core-testing
> > head:   3b35f2a6a625126c57475aa56b5357d8e80b404c
> > commit: 291f93ca339f5b5e6e90ad037bb8271f0f618165 [28/31] lib: test_bitmap: add bitmap_print_bitmask/list_to_buf test cases
> > config: xtensa-randconfig-r004-20210814 (attached as .config)
> > compiler: xtensa-linux-gcc (GCC) 11.2.0
> > reproduce (this is a W=1 build):
> >         wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/intel/lkp-tests/master/sbin/make.cross -O ~/bin/make.cross
> >         chmod +x ~/bin/make.cross
> >         # https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/driver-core.git/commit/?id=291f93ca339f5b5e6e90ad037bb8271f0f618165
> >         git remote add driver-core https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/driver-core.git
> >         git fetch --no-tags driver-core driver-core-testing
> >         git checkout 291f93ca339f5b5e6e90ad037bb8271f0f618165
> >         # save the attached .config to linux build tree
> >         mkdir build_dir
> >         COMPILER_INSTALL_PATH=$HOME/0day COMPILER=gcc-11.2.0 make.cross O=build_dir ARCH=xtensa SHELL=/bin/bash
> >
> > If you fix the issue, kindly add following tag as appropriate
> > Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp at intel.com>
> >
> > All warnings (new ones prefixed by >>, old ones prefixed by <<):
> >
> > >> WARNING: modpost: vmlinux.o(.text.unlikely+0x156c): Section mismatch in reference from the function bitmap_equal() to the variable .init.data:initcall_level_names
> > The function bitmap_equal() references
> > the variable __initdata initcall_level_names.
> > This is often because bitmap_equal lacks a __initdata
> > annotation or the annotation of initcall_level_names is wrong.
> >
> > The below error/warnings are from parent commit:
> > << WARNING: modpost: vmlinux.o(.data+0x1a86d8): Section mismatch in reference from the variable qed_mfw_legacy_maps to the variable .init.rodata:__setup_str_initcall_blacklist
> > << WARNING: modpost: vmlinux.o(.data+0x1a87c8): Section mismatch in reference from the variable qed_mfw_ext_maps to the variable .init.rodata:__setup_str_initcall_blacklist
> > << WARNING: modpost: vmlinux.o(.data+0x1a8948): Section mismatch in reference from the variable qede_forced_speed_maps to the variable .init.rodata:__setup_str_initcall_blacklist

> Barry, can I get a fix for this?

Max already pointed out, but I guess you were not in Cc list, that
it's a GCC bug in his opinion, but GCC people don't ack it.
https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=92938

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko