Re: [PATCH v1 02/11] backports: extend module_init() module_exit() for built-in

[Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>]

On Tue, 2014-11-04 at 00:42 -0800, Luis R. Rodriguez wrote:

> +#ifndef MODULE
> +/*
> + * Forcing the backports module to load allows us to easily
> + * identify the backport.
> + */

That comment is wrong really, making the dependency on the symbol forced
the backport module to load but if it's built-in that makes no sense.

> +#undef module_init
> +#define module_init(fn)							\
> +	static int __init __init_backport_##fn(void)			\
> +	{								\
> +		backport_dependency_symbol();				\

That won't do anything at all after all.

> +		return fn();						\
> +	}								\
> +	__initcall(__init_backport_##fn);
> +
> +#undef module_exit
> +#define module_exit(fn)							\
> +	static void __exit __exit_backport_##fn(void)			\
> +	{								\
> +		fn();							\
> +		rcu_barrier();						\
> +	}								\
> +	__exitcall(__exit_backport_##fn);

This is also pointless if it's built-in.

I don't think this patch makes sense, you just want to add the "#ifdef
MODULE" I guess.

johannes