Re: [PATCH 1/2] init.h: Remove __dev* sections from the kernel

From: H. Peter Anvin
Date: Fri Nov 30 2012 - 15:40:36 EST


On 11/29/2012 10:43 AM, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:

-/* Used for HOTPLUG */
-#define __devinit __section(.devinit.text) __cold notrace
-#define __devinitdata __section(.devinit.data)
-#define __devinitconst __constsection(.devinit.rodata)
-#define __devexit __section(.devexit.text) __exitused __cold notrace
-#define __devexitdata __section(.devexit.data)
-#define __devexitconst __constsection(.devexit.rodata)
+/* Used for HOTPLUG, but that is always enabled now, so just make them noops */
+#define __devinit
+#define __devinitdata
+#define __devinitconst
+#define __devexit
+#define __devexitdata
+#define __devexitconst


Second question... what about the __exitused __cold notrace annotations?

-hpa


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H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
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