Hi Djalal, [auto build test ERROR on next-20170522] url: https://github.com/0day-ci/linux/commits/Djalal-Harouni/modules-automatic-module-loading-restrictions/20170523-193128 config: sparc64-allnoconfig (attached as .config) compiler: sparc64-linux-gnu-gcc (Debian 6.1.1-9) 6.1.1 20160705 reproduce: wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/01org/lkp-tests/master/sbin/make.cross -O ~/bin/make.cross chmod +x ~/bin/make.cross # save the attached .config to linux build tree make.cross ARCH=sparc64 All errors (new ones prefixed by >>): In file included from arch/sparc/kernel/setup_64.c:32:0: include/linux/module.h:683:30: error: storage class specified for parameter '__module_address' static inline struct module *__module_address(unsigned long addr) ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ include/linux/module.h:683:30: error: parameter '__module_address' declared 'inline' [-Werror] >> include/linux/module.h:684:1: error: 'always_inline' attribute ignored [-Werror=attributes] { ^ include/linux/module.h:683:30: error: 'no_instrument_function' attribute applies only to functions static inline struct module *__module_address(unsigned long addr) ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ include/linux/module.h:684:1: error: expected ';', ',' or ')' before '{' token { ^ cc1: all warnings being treated as errors vim +/always_inline +684 include/linux/module.h 98702500 Djalal Harouni 2017-05-22 677 static inline int task_modules_autoload_mode(struct task_struct *task) 98702500 Djalal Harouni 2017-05-22 678 { 98702500 Djalal Harouni 2017-05-22 679 return -ENOSYS; 98702500 Djalal Harouni 2017-05-22 680 } 98702500 Djalal Harouni 2017-05-22 681 98702500 Djalal Harouni 2017-05-22 682 static inline bool within_module_core(unsigned long addr, e610499e Rusty Russell 2009-03-31 @683 static inline struct module *__module_address(unsigned long addr) e610499e Rusty Russell 2009-03-31 @684 { e610499e Rusty Russell 2009-03-31 685 return NULL; e610499e Rusty Russell 2009-03-31 686 } e610499e Rusty Russell 2009-03-31 687 :::::: The code at line 684 was first introduced by commit :::::: e610499e2656e61975affd0af56b26eb73964c84 module: __module_address :::::: TO: Rusty Russell :::::: CC: Rusty Russell --- 0-DAY kernel test infrastructure Open Source Technology Center https://lists.01.org/pipermail/kbuild-all Intel Corporation