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From: Chris Friesen <cfriesen@nortelnetworks.com>
To: Andrzej Krzysztofowicz <ankry@green.mif.pg.gda.pl>
Cc: Stuart MacDonald <stuartm@connecttech.com>,
	kernel list <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Non-__init functions calling __init functions
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2003 12:01:57 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <3E79F405.9030705@nortelnetworks.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 200303201632.h2KGW8Vu002620@green.mif.pg.gda.pl

Andrzej Krzysztofowicz wrote:

> Not always possible.
> 
> __init A() {
> ...
> }
> 
> __exit B() {
> ...
> }
> 
> C() {
> ...
> A();
> ...
> #ifdef MODULE
> B();
> #endif
> ...
> }
> 
> C cannot be marked __init for #define MODULE case. Even if it is called only
> by some __init code. I can imagine other similar situations.

I thought that in the case of modules, __init is a noop?  At least, that's what 
this page says

http://www.netfilter.org/unreliable-guides/kernel-hacking/routines-init.html

So if MODULE is defined, it doesn't matter if C is labelled as __init or not, 
and if it is not defined, it *should* be labelled as __init since it is itself 
calling __init code.

Chris


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  reply	other threads:[~2003-03-20 16:51 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2003-03-20 16:15 Non-__init functions calling __init functions Andrzej Krzysztofowicz
2003-03-20 16:23 ` Stuart MacDonald
2003-03-20 16:32   ` Andrzej Krzysztofowicz
2003-03-20 17:01     ` Chris Friesen [this message]
2003-03-21  9:10       ` Andrzej Krzysztofowicz
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2003-03-20 16:03 Stuart MacDonald

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