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From: fs.rajat@gmail.com (Rajat Sharma)
To: kernelnewbies@lists.kernelnewbies.org
Subject: Init global variables at run-time
Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2012 08:31:18 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAAYFAvrXwUU=zVDZ0fvOhkND3evaHTa3DVQU1egmE5AXqeQWJQ@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAA+MarXFsq9B3H5mCEbv8YJ=5OqaKTpi3mwdt6VKSsCTrErmBw@mail.gmail.com>

Means the initialization function of this driver is called multiple
times, once on module load, further may be some reset functionality?

On Sun, Jan 22, 2012 at 2:14 AM, V l <vloveuvm@gmail.com> wrote:
> Can some one throw more light on this statement=>
>
>  /* Init global variables at run-time, not as part of the declaration.
>          * This is required to support init/de-init of the driver.
> Initialization
>
>          * of globals as part of the declaration results in
> non-deterministic
>          * behaviour since the value of the globals may be different on the
>          * first time that the driver is initialized vs subsequent
> initializations.
>
>
> Thanks and Regards
>
> Sraddha
>
>
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      reply	other threads:[~2012-01-22 16:31 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 2+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2012-01-22 10:14 Init global variables at run-time V l
2012-01-22 16:31 ` Rajat Sharma [this message]

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