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SubjectRe: [PATCH] eliminate warnings in generated module files
On Wed, 26 Feb 2003, Rusty Russell wrote:

> In message <Pine.LNX.4.44.0302251546590.2185-100000@home.transmeta.com> you wri
> te:
> >
> > On Tue, 25 Feb 2003, Rusty Russell wrote:
> > >
> > > __optional should always be __attribute__((__unused__)), and
> > > __required should be your __attribute_used__.
> >
> > But I think rth's point was that "__module_depends" should definitely
> > _not_ be "optional", since that just means that the compiler can (and
> > will) optimize away the whole thing.
> >
> > So marking it optional is definitely the wrong thing to do.
>
> This time for sure!

FWIW, I think it's not a good idea. Why call it 'required' in the kernel
when the normal (gcc) expression for it is 'used'. - We didn't rename
'deprecated' to 'obsolete', either ;)

Also, I don't really see any use for __optional at this point, so why add
it at all?

So IMO, the only change which possibly makes sense is to rename
__attribute_used__ to __used, since it makes it more consistent with
similar things like __deprecated, __init, __exit etc.

--Kai


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