Re: [PATCH 1/1] crypto: fips: annotate fips_enable() with __init to free init memory after boot

[Herbert Xu]

On Mon, Dec 08, 2025 at 05:50:10PM +0800, Can Peng wrote:
> The fips_enable() function is only invoked early during kernel boot via the
> __setup() macro ("fips=" command line parameter), and is never used again
> after initialization completes.
> 
> Annotating it with __init places the function in the .init.text section,
> allowing the kernel to free its memory after init (when freeing_initmem()
> runs), reducing runtime memory footprint.
> 
> This is a standard practice for setup/early-parse functions and has no
> functional impact — the parsing logic, return values, and fips mode
> setting behavior remain unchanged.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Can Peng <pengcan@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  crypto/fips.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

Patch applied.  Thanks.
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