Re: [gentoo-user] Is this because of make oldconfig?

[Volker Armin Hemmann]

On Freitag, 18. Juli 2008, Mick wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I rolled up a new kernel after I ran make oldconfig and noticed this little
> message:
> =======================================
> . . .
>   CC      arch/x86/lib/usercopy_32.o
>   AR      arch/x86/lib/lib.a
>   LD      vmlinux.o
>   MODPOST vmlinux.o
> WARNING: modpost: Found 10 section mismatch(es).
> To see full details build your kernel with:
> 'make CONFIG_DEBUG_SECTION_MISMATCH=y'
>   GEN     .version
>   CHK     include/linux/compile.h
>   UPD     include/linux/compile.h
>   CC      init/version.o
>   LD      init/built-in.o
>   LD      .tmp_vmlinux1
>   KSYM    .tmp_kallsyms1.S
> . . .
> Kernel: arch/x86/boot/bzImage is ready  (#1)
>   Building modules, stage 2.
>   MODPOST 66 modules
> WARNING: modpost: Found 5 section mismatch(es).
> To see full details build your kernel with:
> 'make CONFIG_DEBUG_SECTION_MISMATCH=y'
>   CC      drivers/acpi/video.mod.o
>   LD [M]  drivers/acpi/video.ko
>   CC      drivers/block/cryptoloop.mod.o
>   LD [M]  drivers/block/cryptoloop.ko
>   CC      drivers/bluetooth/bcm203x.mod.o
>   LD [M]  drivers/bluetooth/bcm203x.ko
>   CC      drivers/bluetooth/hci_uart.mod.o
>   LD [M]  drivers/bluetooth/hci_uart.ko
> . . .
> =======================================
>
> What's it telling me?  Is this something I should ignore?

it is something you can ignore. I asked lkml once about it and didn't get any 
answer so it is probably safe. Also, oldconfig is not to blame.

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