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-rw-r--r--lib/Kconfig.debug12
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.debug b/lib/Kconfig.debug
index d090d7201086..0d385be682db 100644
--- a/lib/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/lib/Kconfig.debug
@@ -90,19 +90,19 @@ config DEBUG_SECTION_MISMATCH
90 most likely result in an oops. 90 most likely result in an oops.
91 In the code functions and variables are annotated with 91 In the code functions and variables are annotated with
92 __init, __devinit etc. (see full list in include/linux/init.h) 92 __init, __devinit etc. (see full list in include/linux/init.h)
93 which result in the code/data being placed in specific sections. 93 which results in the code/data being placed in specific sections.
94 The section mismatch anaylsis are always done after a full 94 The section mismatch analysis is always done after a full
95 kernel build but enabling this options will in addition 95 kernel build but enabling this option will in addition
96 do the following: 96 do the following:
97 - Add the option -fno-inline-functions-called-once to gcc 97 - Add the option -fno-inline-functions-called-once to gcc
98 When inlining a function annotated __init in a non-init 98 When inlining a function annotated __init in a non-init
99 function we would loose the section information and thus 99 function we would lose the section information and thus
100 the analysis would not catch the illegal reference. 100 the analysis would not catch the illegal reference.
101 This options tell gcc to inline less but will also 101 This option tells gcc to inline less but will also
102 result in a larger kernel. 102 result in a larger kernel.
103 - Run the section mismatch analysis for each module/built-in.o 103 - Run the section mismatch analysis for each module/built-in.o
104 When we run the section mismatch analysis on vmlinux.o we 104 When we run the section mismatch analysis on vmlinux.o we
105 looses valueable information about where the mismatch was 105 lose valueble information about where the mismatch was
106 introduced. 106 introduced.
107 Running the analysis for each module/built-in.o file 107 Running the analysis for each module/built-in.o file
108 will tell where the mismatch happens much closer to the 108 will tell where the mismatch happens much closer to the