From: Keith Owens <kaos@ocs.com.au>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: torvalds@transmeta.org
Subject: [patch] 2.4.13 remove unused warnings on module tables
Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2001 13:12:41 +1100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <3030.1004321561@kao2.melbourne.sgi.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 28 Oct 2001 10:03:17 -0800." <20011028100317.C8059@kroah.com>
On Sun, 28 Oct 2001 10:03:17 -0800,
Greg KH <greg@kroah.com> wrote:
>On Sun, Oct 28, 2001 at 08:58:36PM +1100, Keith Owens wrote:
>> drivers/usb/serial/belkin_sa.c:106: warning: `id_table_combined' defined but not used
>These, and lots of the other pci_id table warnings are due to the tables
>being used for MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE() information. When the code is not
>compiled as modules, those tables are not needed.
Against 2.4.13 or 2.4.13-ac*. It adds a dummy reference (which is then
discarded) for module tables when code is built in. This removes the
spurious warning messages.
Index: 13.1/include/linux/module.h
--- 13.1/include/linux/module.h Tue, 09 Oct 2001 11:09:32 +1000 kaos (linux-2.4/c/b/46_module.h 1.1.1.1.2.6.1.1 644)
+++ 13.13(w)/include/linux/module.h Mon, 29 Oct 2001 12:04:23 +1100 kaos (linux-2.4/c/b/46_module.h 1.1.1.1.2.8 644)
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
#include <linux/spinlock.h>
#include <linux/list.h>
+#ifndef CONFIG_KBUILD_2_5
#ifdef __GENKSYMS__
# define _set_ver(sym) sym
# undef MODVERSIONS
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@
# include <linux/modversions.h>
# endif
#endif /* __GENKSYMS__ */
+#endif /* CONFIG_KBUILD_2_5 */
#include <asm/atomic.h>
@@ -257,8 +259,6 @@ static const unsigned long __module_##gt
__attribute__ ((unused)) = sizeof(struct gtype##_id); \
static const struct gtype##_id * __module_##gtype##_table \
__attribute__ ((unused)) = name
-#define MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(type,name) \
- MODULE_GENERIC_TABLE(type##_device,name)
/*
* The following license idents are currently accepted as indicating free
@@ -312,8 +312,15 @@ static const char __module_using_checksu
#define MODULE_SUPPORTED_DEVICE(name)
#define MODULE_PARM(var,type)
#define MODULE_PARM_DESC(var,desc)
-#define MODULE_GENERIC_TABLE(gtype,name)
-#define MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(type,name)
+
+/* Create a dummy reference to the table to suppress gcc unused warnings. Put
+ * the reference in the .data.exit section which is discarded when code is built
+ * in, so the reference does not bloat the running kernel. Note: cannot be
+ * const, other exit data may be writable.
+ */
+#define MODULE_GENERIC_TABLE(gtype,name) \
+static struct gtype##_id * __module_##gtype##_table \
+ __attribute__ ((unused, __section__(".data.exit"))) = name
#ifndef __GENKSYMS__
@@ -327,6 +334,9 @@ extern struct module *module_list;
#endif /* !__GENKSYMS__ */
#endif /* MODULE */
+
+#define MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(type,name) \
+ MODULE_GENERIC_TABLE(type##_device,name)
/* Export a symbol either from the kernel or a module.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2001-10-29 2:12 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2001-10-28 9:58 2.4.13 errors and warnings Keith Owens
2001-10-28 18:03 ` Greg KH
2001-10-29 2:12 ` Keith Owens [this message]
2001-10-29 6:17 ` [patch] 2.4.13 remove unused warnings on module tables Jeff Garzik
2001-10-29 6:24 ` Keith Owens
2001-10-29 6:28 ` Jeff Garzik
2001-10-29 11:17 ` 2.4.13 errors and warnings Kai Germaschewski
2001-10-29 23:35 ` Greg KH
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