I have at least these 2 instances: In file included from /tmp/e2/build/linux-4.9.180/include/drm/drm_vma_manager.h:28, from /tmp/e2/build/linux-4.9.180/include/drm/drmP.h:78, from /tmp/e2/build/linux-4.9.180/include/drm/drm_modeset_helper.h:26, from /tmp/e2/build/linux-4.9.180/include/drm/drm_atomic_helper.h:33, from /tmp/e2/build/linux-4.9.180/drivers/gpu/drm/tilcdc/tilcdc_drv.c:24: /tmp/e2/build/linux-4.9.180/include/linux/module.h:138:7: error: 'cleanup_module' specifies less restrictive attribute than its target 'tilcdc_drm_fini': 'cold' [-Werror=missing-attributes] 138 | void cleanup_module(void) __attribute__((alias(#exitfn))); | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~ /tmp/e2/build/linux-4.9.180/drivers/gpu/drm/tilcdc/tilcdc_drv.c:757:1: note: in expansion of macro 'module_exit' 757 | module_exit(tilcdc_drm_fini); | ^~~~~~~~~~~ /tmp/e2/build/linux-4.9.180/drivers/gpu/drm/tilcdc/tilcdc_drv.c:748:20: note: 'cleanup_module' target declared here 748 | static void __exit tilcdc_drm_fini(void) | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In file included from /tmp/e2/build/linux-4.9.180/include/drm/drm_vma_manager.h:28, from /tmp/e2/build/linux-4.9.180/include/drm/drmP.h:78, from /tmp/e2/build/linux-4.9.180/include/drm/drm_modeset_helper.h:26, from /tmp/e2/build/linux-4.9.180/include/drm/drm_atomic_helper.h:33, from /tmp/e2/build/linux-4.9.180/drivers/gpu/drm/tilcdc/tilcdc_drv.c:24: /tmp/e2/build/linux-4.9.180/include/linux/module.h:132:6: error: 'init_module' specifies less restrictive attribute than its target 'tilcdc_drm_init': 'cold' [-Werror=missing-attributes] 132 | int init_module(void) __attribute__((alias(#initfn))); | ^~~~~~~~~~~ /tmp/e2/build/linux-4.9.180/drivers/gpu/drm/tilcdc/tilcdc_drv.c:756:1: note: in expansion of macro 'module_init' 756 | module_init(tilcdc_drm_init); | ^~~~~~~~~~~ /tmp/e2/build/linux-4.9.180/drivers/gpu/drm/tilcdc/tilcdc_drv.c:740:19: note: 'init_module' target declared here 740 | static int __init tilcdc_drm_init(void) | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In file included from /tmp/e2/build/linux-4.9.180/arch/powerpc/platforms/52xx/mpc52xx_lpbfifo.c:17: /tmp/e2/build/linux-4.9.180/include/linux/module.h:138:7: error: 'cleanup_module' specifies less restrictive attribute than its target 'mpc52xx_lpbfifo_driver_exit': 'cold' [-Werror=missing-attributes] 138 | void cleanup_module(void) __attribute__((alias(#exitfn))); | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~ /tmp/e2/build/linux-4.9.180/include/linux/device.h:1360:1: note: in expansion of macro 'module_exit' 1360 | module_exit(__driver##_exit); | ^~~~~~~~~~~ /tmp/e2/build/linux-4.9.180/include/linux/platform_device.h:228:2: note: in expansion of macro 'module_driver' 228 | module_driver(__platform_driver, platform_driver_register, \ | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~ /tmp/e2/build/linux-4.9.180/arch/powerpc/platforms/52xx/mpc52xx_lpbfifo.c:581:1: note: in expansion of macro 'module_platform_driver' 581 | module_platform_driver(mpc52xx_lpbfifo_driver); | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In file included from /tmp/e2/build/linux-4.9.180/arch/powerpc/include/asm/io.h:27, from /tmp/e2/build/linux-4.9.180/include/linux/io.h:25, from /tmp/e2/build/linux-4.9.180/include/linux/irq.h:24, from /tmp/e2/build/linux-4.9.180/arch/powerpc/include/asm/hardirq.h:5, from /tmp/e2/build/linux-4.9.180/include/linux/hardirq.h:8, from /tmp/e2/build/linux-4.9.180/include/linux/interrupt.h:12, from /tmp/e2/build/linux-4.9.180/arch/powerpc/platforms/52xx/mpc52xx_lpbfifo.c:12: /tmp/e2/build/linux-4.9.180/arch/powerpc/platforms/52xx/mpc52xx_lpbfifo.c:581:24: note: 'cleanup_module' target declared here 581 | module_platform_driver(mpc52xx_lpbfifo_driver); | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ /tmp/e2/build/linux-4.9.180/include/linux/device.h:1356:20: note: in definition of macro 'module_driver' 1356 | static void __exit __driver##_exit(void) \ | ^~~~~~~~ /tmp/e2/build/linux-4.9.180/arch/powerpc/platforms/52xx/mpc52xx_lpbfifo.c:581:1: note: in expansion of macro 'module_platform_driver' 581 | module_platform_driver(mpc52xx_lpbfifo_driver); | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In file included from /tmp/e2/build/linux-4.9.180/arch/powerpc/platforms/52xx/mpc52xx_lpbfifo.c:17: /tmp/e2/build/linux-4.9.180/include/linux/module.h:132:6: error: 'init_module' specifies less restrictive attribute than its target 'mpc52xx_lpbfifo_driver_init': 'cold' [-Werror=missing-attributes] 132 | int init_module(void) __attribute__((alias(#initfn))); | ^~~~~~~~~~~ /tmp/e2/build/linux-4.9.180/include/linux/device.h:1355:1: note: in expansion of macro 'module_init' 1355 | module_init(__driver##_init); \ | ^~~~~~~~~~~ /tmp/e2/build/linux-4.9.180/include/linux/platform_device.h:228:2: note: in expansion of macro 'module_driver' 228 | module_driver(__platform_driver, platform_driver_register, \ | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~ /tmp/e2/build/linux-4.9.180/arch/powerpc/platforms/52xx/mpc52xx_lpbfifo.c:581:1: note: in expansion of macro 'module_platform_driver' 581 | module_platform_driver(mpc52xx_lpbfifo_driver); | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In file included from /tmp/e2/build/linux-4.9.180/arch/powerpc/include/asm/io.h:27, from /tmp/e2/build/linux-4.9.180/include/linux/io.h:25, from /tmp/e2/build/linux-4.9.180/include/linux/irq.h:24, from /tmp/e2/build/linux-4.9.180/arch/powerpc/include/asm/hardirq.h:5, from /tmp/e2/build/linux-4.9.180/include/linux/hardirq.h:8, from /tmp/e2/build/linux-4.9.180/include/linux/interrupt.h:12, from /tmp/e2/build/linux-4.9.180/arch/powerpc/platforms/52xx/mpc52xx_lpbfifo.c:12: /tmp/e2/build/linux-4.9.180/arch/powerpc/platforms/52xx/mpc52xx_lpbfifo.c:581:24: note: 'init_module' target declared here 581 | module_platform_driver(mpc52xx_lpbfifo_driver); | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ /tmp/e2/build/linux-4.9.180/include/linux/device.h:1351:19: note: in definition of macro 'module_driver' 1351 | static int __init __driver##_init(void) \ | ^~~~~~~~ /tmp/e2/build/linux-4.9.180/arch/powerpc/platforms/52xx/mpc52xx_lpbfifo.c:581:1: note: in expansion of macro 'module_platform_driver' 581 | module_platform_driver(mpc52xx_lpbfifo_driver); | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ So this needs a6e60d84989fa0e91db7f236eda40453b0e44afa, which needs c0d9782f5b6d7157635ae2fd782a4b27d55a6013, which can't be applied cleanly because a3f8a30f3f0079c7edfc72e329eee8594fb3e3cb is missing in 4.9. I have applied a6e60d84989fa0e91db7f236eda40453b0e44afa and modified it to directly use __attribute__((__copy__(initfn))) and (exitfn), which fixes the build for me. Greetings, Eike -- Rolf Eike Beer, emlix GmbH, http://www.emlix.com Fon +49 551 30664-0, Fax +49 551 30664-11 Gothaer Platz 3, 37083 Göttingen, Germany Sitz der Gesellschaft: Göttingen, Amtsgericht Göttingen HR B 3160 Geschäftsführung: Heike Jordan, Dr. Uwe Kracke – Ust-IdNr.: DE 205 198 055 emlix - smart embedded open source