rx51_si4713_dev is referenced only from rx51_init_si4713. So the memory for rx51_si4713_dev can be safely freed after init. Also it references rx51_si4713_board_info which is __initdata_or_module. fixes the below warning. WARNING: vmlinux.o(.data+0x30958): Section mismatch in reference from the variable rx51_si4713_dev to the (unknown reference) .init.data:(unknown) The variable rx51_si4713_dev references the (unknown reference) __initdata (unknown) If the reference is valid then annotate the variable with __init* or __refdata (see linux/init.h) or name the variable: *_template, *_timer, *_sht, *_ops, *_probe, *_probe_one, *_console Reported-by: Wolfram Sang <w.sang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Shubhrajyoti D <shubhrajyoti@xxxxxx> --- arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-rx51-peripherals.c | 2 +- 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-rx51-peripherals.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-rx51-peripherals.c index df2534d..e2e1148 100644 --- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-rx51-peripherals.c +++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-rx51-peripherals.c @@ -743,7 +743,7 @@ static struct radio_si4713_platform_data rx51_si4713_data __initdata_or_module = .subdev_board_info = &rx51_si4713_board_info, }; -static struct platform_device rx51_si4713_dev = { +static struct platform_device rx51_si4713_dev __initdata_or_module = { .name = "radio-si4713", .id = -1, .dev = { -- 1.7.5.4 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-omap" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html