[kbuild-all] WARNING: modpost: vmlinux.o(.text.unlikely+0x47a4): Section mismatch in reference from the function init_tracefs.isra.0() to the variable .init.data:initcall_level_names

tree: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git master head: 881007522c8fcc3785c75432dbb149ca1b78e106 commit: bce29ac9ce0bb0b0b146b687ab978378c21e9078 trace: Add osnoise tracer date: 5 months ago config: xtensa-randconfig-r022-20211001 (attached as .config) compiler: xtensa-linux-gcc (GCC) 11.2.0 reproduce (this is a W=1 build): wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/intel/lkp-tests/master/sbin/make.cross -O ~/bin/make.cross chmod +x ~/bin/make.cross # https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit... git remote add linus https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git git fetch --no-tags linus master git checkout bce29ac9ce0bb0b0b146b687ab978378c21e9078 # save the attached .config to linux build tree mkdir build_dir COMPILER_INSTALL_PATH=$HOME/0day COMPILER=gcc-11.2.0 make.cross O=build_dir ARCH=xtensa SHELL=/bin/bash If you fix the issue, kindly add following tag as appropriate Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp(a)intel.com&gt; All warnings (new ones prefixed by >>, old ones prefixed by <<): The function init_tracefs.isra.0() references the variable __initdata initcall_level_names. This is often because init_tracefs.isra.0 lacks a __initdata annotation or the annotation of initcall_level_names is wrong. Note: the below error/warnings can be found in parent commit: << WARNING: modpost: vmlinux.o(.text.unlikely+0x4634): Section mismatch in reference from the function run_tracer_selftest() to the variable .init.data:initcall_level_names << WARNING: modpost: vmlinux.o(.text.unlikely+0x83c0): Section mismatch in reference from the function memcpy_from_page.part.0() to the variable .init.data:initcall_level_names << WARNING: modpost: vmlinux.o(.text.unlikely+0x8968): Section mismatch in reference from the function bitmap_equal() to the variable .init.rodata:__setup_str_initcall_blacklist --- 0-DAY CI Kernel Test Service, Intel Corporation https://lists.01.org/hyperkitty/list/kbuild-all@lists.01.org