Few of the notifier_chain_register() callers use __devinitdata in the definition of notifier_block data structure. It is incorrect as the data structure should be available after the initializations (they do not unregister them during initializations). This was leading to an oops when notifier_chain_register() call is invoked for those callback chains after initialization. This patch fixes all such usages to _not_ have the notifier_block data structure in the init data section.
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| @@ -1334,7 +1334,7 @@ static int __devinit timer_cpu_notify(struct notifier_block *self, · 1333 unmodified lines | |||
| 1334 | return NOTIFY_OK; | 1334 | return NOTIFY_OK; |
| 1335 | } | 1335 | } |
| 1336 | 1336 | ||
| 1337 | static struct notifier_block __devinitdata timers_nb = { | 1337 | static struct notifier_block timers_nb = { |
| 1338 | .notifier_call = timer_cpu_notify, | 1338 | .notifier_call = timer_cpu_notify, |
| 1339 | }; | 1339 | }; |
| 1340 | 1340 | ||