Re: Linux 2.3.18ac6

Brian Gerst (bgerst@quark.vpplus.com)
Mon, 20 Sep 1999 11:15:52 -0400


Jeff Garzik wrote:
> The kernel does not use code marked __exit/__exitdata, so it seems like
> it can drop the data when it drops __init{data} data.

The unused attribute tells gcc to not even bother compiling in the
function. Why bloat the kernel image with a function that is never
used?

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Brian Gerst

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