Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 29 Jan 2008 20:55:32 +0100 (CET) | From | Jan Engelhardt <> | Subject | Re: [RFC] __ref annotation of function/data referencing __init/__exit |
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On Jan 28 2008 22:38, Sam Ravnborg wrote: >On Sat, Jan 26, 2008 at 07:44:54PM +0100, Sam Ravnborg wrote: >> Today we have the following annotations for functions/data >> referencing __init/__exit functions / data: >> >> __init_refok for functions >> __initdata_refok for data >> >> and >> _exit_refok for functions >> >> To simplify it and to introduce a shorter annotation I >> will suggest the following annotation: >> >> __ref <= for functions (code) that >> references __*init / __*exit >> __refdata <= for variables >> __refconst <= for const variables >> > >This patch was includedin todays kbuild.git submission >as I heard no negative feedback.
I would like to see some real-world example of __ref*. When would you want to "reference" (function pointer?) an __init function from outside another __init function?
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