Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 20 Sep 1999 11:15:52 -0400 | From | Brian Gerst <> | Subject | Re: Linux 2.3.18ac6 |
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Jeff Garzik wrote: > The kernel does not use code marked __exit/__exitdata, so it seems like > it can drop the data when it drops __init{data} data.
The unused attribute tells gcc to not even bother compiling in the function. Why bloat the kernel image with a function that is never used?
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Brian Gerst
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