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From: tglx@linutronix.de (Thomas Gleixner)
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2015 12:48:51 +0100 (CET)
Subject: [PATCH v2 RESEND 2/8] irqchip: Supply new driver for STi based
 devices
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On Fri, 23 Jan 2015, Lee Jones wrote:
> On Fri, 23 Jan 2015, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> > The only technical comment I have is: shouldn't all the stuff except
> > the resume function be marked __init or is any of this required post
> > init?
> 
> It's not common to mark functions invoked at and affter *_probe() as
> __init.  At least, not as far as I'm aware.

Right, if the probe stuff is supposed to be functional post init, then
we of course need to keep it around. But I guess we have no mechanism
to distinguish the 'boot only' and 'keep post init' case. Might be
worthwhile to investigate.

Thanks,

	tglx