Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/sam/kbuild

* git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/sam/kbuild: (79 commits)
  Remove references to "make dep"
  kconfig: document use of HAVE_*
  Introduce new section reference annotations tags: __ref, __refdata, __refconst
  kbuild: warn about ld added unique sections
  kbuild: add verbose option to Section mismatch reporting in modpost
  kconfig: tristate choices with mixed tristate and boolean values
  asm-generic/vmlix.lds.h: simplify __mem{init,exit}* dependencies
  remove __attribute_used__
  kbuild: support ARCH=x86 in buildtar
  kconfig: remove "enable"
  kbuild: simplified warning report in modpost
  kbuild: introduce a few helpers in modpost
  kbuild: use simpler section mismatch warnings in modpost
  kbuild: link vmlinux.o before kallsyms passes
  kbuild: introduce new option to enhance section mismatch analysis
  Use separate sections for __dev/__cpu/__mem code/data
  compiler.h: introduce __section()
  all archs: consolidate init and exit sections in vmlinux.lds.h
  kbuild: check section names consistently in modpost
  kbuild: introduce blacklisting in modpost
  ...

include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h

@@ -9,10 +9,46 @@
 /* Align . to a 8 byte boundary equals to maximum function alignment. */
 #define ALIGN_FUNCTION()  . = ALIGN(8)
 
+/* The actual configuration determine if the init/exit sections
+ * are handled as text/data or they can be discarded (which
+ * often happens at runtime)
+ */
+#ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG
+#define DEV_KEEP(sec)    *(.dev##sec)
+#define DEV_DISCARD(sec)
+#else
+#define DEV_KEEP(sec)
+#define DEV_DISCARD(sec) *(.dev##sec)
+#endif
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
+#define CPU_KEEP(sec)    *(.cpu##sec)
+#define CPU_DISCARD(sec)
+#else
+#define CPU_KEEP(sec)
+#define CPU_DISCARD(sec) *(.cpu##sec)
+#endif
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_MEMORY_HOTPLUG)
+#define MEM_KEEP(sec)    *(.mem##sec)
+#define MEM_DISCARD(sec)
+#else
+#define MEM_KEEP(sec)
+#define MEM_DISCARD(sec) *(.mem##sec)
+#endif
+
+
 /* .data section */
 #define DATA_DATA							\
 	*(.data)							\
 	*(.data.init.refok)						\
+	*(.ref.data)							\
+	DEV_KEEP(init.data)						\
+	DEV_KEEP(exit.data)						\
+	CPU_KEEP(init.data)						\
+	CPU_KEEP(exit.data)						\
+	MEM_KEEP(init.data)						\
+	MEM_KEEP(exit.data)						\
 	. = ALIGN(8);							\
 	VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__start___markers) = .;				\
 	*(__markers)							\
@@ -132,6 +168,17 @@
 		*(__ksymtab_strings)					\
 	}								\
 									\
+	/* __*init sections */						\
+	__init_rodata : AT(ADDR(__init_rodata) - LOAD_OFFSET) {		\
+		*(.ref.rodata)						\
+		DEV_KEEP(init.rodata)					\
+		DEV_KEEP(exit.rodata)					\
+		CPU_KEEP(init.rodata)					\
+		CPU_KEEP(exit.rodata)					\
+		MEM_KEEP(init.rodata)					\
+		MEM_KEEP(exit.rodata)					\
+	}								\
+									\
 	/* Built-in module parameters. */				\
 	__param : AT(ADDR(__param) - LOAD_OFFSET) {			\
 		VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__start___param) = .;			\
@@ -139,7 +186,6 @@
 		VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__stop___param) = .;			\
 		VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__end_rodata) = .;			\
 	}								\
-									\
 	. = ALIGN((align));
 
 /* RODATA provided for backward compatibility.
@@ -158,8 +204,16 @@
 #define TEXT_TEXT							\
 		ALIGN_FUNCTION();					\
 		*(.text)						\
+		*(.ref.text)						\
 		*(.text.init.refok)					\
-		*(.exit.text.refok)
+		*(.exit.text.refok)					\
+	DEV_KEEP(init.text)						\
+	DEV_KEEP(exit.text)						\
+	CPU_KEEP(init.text)						\
+	CPU_KEEP(exit.text)						\
+	MEM_KEEP(init.text)						\
+	MEM_KEEP(exit.text)
+
 
 /* sched.text is aling to function alignment to secure we have same
  * address even at second ld pass when generating System.map */
@@ -183,6 +237,37 @@
 		*(.kprobes.text)					\
 		VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__kprobes_text_end) = .;
 
+/* init and exit section handling */
+#define INIT_DATA							\
+	*(.init.data)							\
+	DEV_DISCARD(init.data)						\
+	DEV_DISCARD(init.rodata)					\
+	CPU_DISCARD(init.data)						\
+	CPU_DISCARD(init.rodata)					\
+	MEM_DISCARD(init.data)						\
+	MEM_DISCARD(init.rodata)
+
+#define INIT_TEXT							\
+	*(.init.text)							\
+	DEV_DISCARD(init.text)						\
+	CPU_DISCARD(init.text)						\
+	MEM_DISCARD(init.text)
+
+#define EXIT_DATA							\
+	*(.exit.data)							\
+	DEV_DISCARD(exit.data)						\
+	DEV_DISCARD(exit.rodata)					\
+	CPU_DISCARD(exit.data)						\
+	CPU_DISCARD(exit.rodata)					\
+	MEM_DISCARD(exit.data)						\
+	MEM_DISCARD(exit.rodata)
+
+#define EXIT_TEXT							\
+	*(.exit.text)							\
+	DEV_DISCARD(exit.text)						\
+	CPU_DISCARD(exit.text)						\
+	MEM_DISCARD(exit.text)
+
 		/* DWARF debug sections.
 		Symbols in the DWARF debugging sections are relative to
 		the beginning of the section so we begin them at 0.  */