* when early init has completed so all such references are potential bugs.
* For exit sections the same issue exists.
* The following markers are used for the cases where the reference to
- * the init/exit section (code or data) is valid and will teach modpost
- * not to issue a warning.
+ * the *init / *exit section (code or data) is valid and will teach
+ * modpost not to issue a warning.
* The markers follow same syntax rules as __init / __initdata. */
-#define __init_refok noinline __section(.text.init.refok)
-#define __initdata_refok __section(.data.init.refok)
-#define __exit_refok noinline __section(.exit.text.refok)
+#define __ref __section(.ref.text) noinline
+#define __refdata __section(.ref.data)
+#define __refconst __section(.ref.rodata)
+
+/* backward compatibility note
+ * A few places hardcode the old section names:
+ * .text.init.refok
+ * .data.init.refok
+ * .exit.text.refok
+ * They should be converted to use the defines from this file
+ */
+
+/* compatibility defines */
+#define __init_refok __ref
+#define __initdata_refok __refdata
+#define __exit_refok __ref
+
#ifdef MODULE
#define __exitused
/* For assembly routines */
#define __INIT .section ".init.text","ax"
-#define __INIT_REFOK .section ".text.init.refok","ax"
#define __FINIT .previous
#define __INITDATA .section ".init.data","aw"
-#define __INITDATA_REFOK .section ".data.init.refok","aw"
+#define __FINITDATA .previous
#define __DEVINIT .section ".devinit.text", "ax"
#define __DEVINITDATA .section ".devinit.data", "aw"
#define __MEMINIT .section ".meminit.text", "ax"
#define __MEMINITDATA .section ".meminit.data", "aw"
+/* silence warnings when references are OK */
+#define __REF .section ".ref.text", "ax"
+#define __REFDATA .section ".ref.data", "aw"
+#define __REFCONST .section ".ref.rodata", "aw"
+
#ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
/*
* Used for initialization calls..