Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 4 Feb 2008 06:13:18 +0100 | From | Sam Ravnborg <> | Subject | Re: Coexistence of EXPORT_SYMBOL() and __cpuinit |
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On Mon, Feb 04, 2008 at 09:49:24AM +0800, Peter Teoh wrote: > In kernel/cpu.c, there exists API that is declared as __cpuinit, and > at the same time exported via EXPORT_SYMBOL(). > > Can these two attribute coexists at the same time? I mean, when it > is declared with EXPORT_SYMBOL, according to include/linux/module.h, > it is placed in a __ksymtab section, and when compiled with with > __cpuinit, according to include/linux/init.h, into a __cpuinit > section.
kbuild.git contains a commit so we no longer warn about symbols being exported if annotatated with __cpuinit, __devinit, and __devinit.
I've requested Linus to pull the changes and expet it to happen within the next two days.
Sam
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