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diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.debug b/lib/Kconfig.debug
index 0d8a5a4a789..0d385be682d 100644
--- a/lib/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/lib/Kconfig.debug
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ config HEADERS_CHECK
config DEBUG_SECTION_MISMATCH
bool "Enable full Section mismatch analysis"
- default n
+ depends on UNDEFINED
help
The section mismatch analysis checks if there are illegal
references from one section to another section.
@@ -90,19 +90,19 @@ config DEBUG_SECTION_MISMATCH
most likely result in an oops.
In the code functions and variables are annotated with
__init, __devinit etc. (see full list in include/linux/init.h)
- which result in the code/data being placed in specific sections.
- The section mismatch anaylsis are always done after a full
- kernel build but enabling this options will in addition
+ which results in the code/data being placed in specific sections.
+ The section mismatch analysis is always done after a full
+ kernel build but enabling this option will in addition
do the following:
- Add the option -fno-inline-functions-called-once to gcc
When inlining a function annotated __init in a non-init
- function we would loose the section information and thus
+ function we would lose the section information and thus
the analysis would not catch the illegal reference.
- This options tell gcc to inline less but will also
+ This option tells gcc to inline less but will also
result in a larger kernel.
- Run the section mismatch analysis for each module/built-in.o
When we run the section mismatch analysis on vmlinux.o we
- looses valueable information about where the mismatch was
+ lose valueble information about where the mismatch was
introduced.
Running the analysis for each module/built-in.o file
will tell where the mismatch happens much closer to the