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SubjectRe: 2.5.44 : remove STATIC static ?
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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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