Re: [PATCH] devexit fixes in i82092.c

Jeff Garzik
2002-03-16T02:26:22Z

Linus Torvalds wrote:

>
>On Sat, 16 Mar 2002, Anders Gustafsson wrote:
>
>>this patch fixes "undefined reference to `local symbols in discarded
>>section .text.exit'" linking error.
>>
>
>Looking more at this, I actually think that the _real_ fix is to call all
>drivers exit functions at kernel shutdown, and not discard the exit
>section when linking into the tree.
>
>That, together with the device tree, automatically gives us the
>_correct_ shutdown sequence, soemthing we don't have right now.
>
>Anybody willing to look into this, and get rid of that __devexit_p()
>thing?
>

(thinking vaguely long-term)

I wonder if mochel already code for this, or has thought about this...
Just like suspend, IMO we ideally should use the device tree to
shutdown the system, agreed?

Further, I wonder if the reboot/shutdown notifiers can be replaced with
device tree control over those events...

Jeff