[PATCH 01/14] lib/bootconfig: add missing __init annotations to static helpers

From: Josh Law

Date: Sat Mar 14 2026 - 17:56:24 EST


skip_comment() and skip_spaces_until_newline() are static functions
called exclusively from __init code paths but lack the __init
annotation themselves. Add it so their memory can be reclaimed after
init.

Signed-off-by: Josh Law <objecting@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
lib/bootconfig.c | 4 ++--
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/bootconfig.c b/lib/bootconfig.c
index b0ef1e74e98a..51fd2299ec0f 100644
--- a/lib/bootconfig.c
+++ b/lib/bootconfig.c
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ static inline __init bool xbc_valid_keyword(char *key)
return *key == '\0';
}

-static char *skip_comment(char *p)
+static char __init *skip_comment(char *p)
{
char *ret;

@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ static char *skip_comment(char *p)
return ret;
}

-static char *skip_spaces_until_newline(char *p)
+static char __init *skip_spaces_until_newline(char *p)
{
while (isspace(*p) && *p != '\n')
p++;
--
2.34.1