Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: 2.5.44 : remove STATIC static ? | From | Alan Cox <> | Date | 22 Oct 2002 10:46:22 +0100 |
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On Tue, 2002-10-22 at 02:35, Frank Davis wrote: > drivers/scsi/53c700.c > drivers/scsi/NCR_D700.c > drivers/scsi/advansys.c > fs/xfs/linux/xfs_linux.h > init/do_mounts.c > > Is this macro really needed (for some reason that escapes me), or can we > remove this macro? It seems to serve as to 'hide' a common keyword.
Some people used to use it so get debugger visible symbols for static variables when debugging code. That era has gone.
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