On Mon, 13 Mar 2000, Jean-Christian de Rivaz wrote:
> I get confused by many warning while compile 2.3.51. gcc warn: init and
> exit functions aren't used in many modules. Is the probleme only the
> static word or something more important explain the current state ?
>
> In fact, when writing a module driver, what is correct ?
>
> static int __init foobar_init(void) {}
> module_init(foobar_init);
This is correct.
> int __init foobar_init(void) {}
> module_init(foobar_init);
This is wrong. It exists because people want to avoid the warnings
emitted by gcc. Patches to clean this up would be a good idea...
Jeff
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