WARNING: modpost: vmlinux: section mismatch in reference: dump_buffer_page.isra.25+0x194 (section: .text.unlikely) -> initcall_level_names (section: .init.data)

From: kernel test robot

Date: Thu Oct 29 2026 - 05:53:52 EST


tree: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git master
head: c339f4010dea8b0d754f84ace70cd1b089878ef8
commit: 47e725702b0b7c01d4ae4ef231df8f63e5f305d5 mm: make per-VMA locks available universally
date: 3 weeks ago
config: xtensa-randconfig-1001-20261029 (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20261029/202610291727.DXytMLtV-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/config)
compiler: xtensa-linux-gcc (GCC) 8.5.0
reproduce (this is a W=1 build): (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20261029/202610291727.DXytMLtV-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/reproduce)

If you fix the issue in a separate patch/commit (i.e. not just a new version of
the same patch/commit), kindly add following tags
| Fixes: 47e725702b0b ("mm: make per-VMA locks available universally")
| Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@xxxxxxxxx>
| Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-kbuild-all/202610291727.DXytMLtV-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/

All warnings (new ones prefixed by >>, old ones prefixed by <<):

WARNING: modpost: vmlinux: section mismatch in reference: trace_initcall_level+0x3c (section: .text.unlikely) -> initcall_level_names (section: .init.data)
>> WARNING: modpost: vmlinux: section mismatch in reference: dump_buffer_page.isra.25+0x194 (section: .text.unlikely) -> initcall_level_names (section: .init.data)

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