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    SubjectRe: [PATCH] removal of "static foo = 0"
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    On Sun, 26 Nov 2000 04:25:05 +0000 (GMT), Alan Cox
    <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> wrote:

    >> AB> of changes that yield a negligable advantage and reduce stability
    >> AB> a tiny little bit. That is pushing Linux in the direction of this
    >> AB> abyss. You notice that the view gets better, and I get nervous.
    >>
    >> Can somebody stop this train load of bunk?
    >>
    >> Uninitialized global variables always have a initial value of
    >> zero. Static or otherwise. Period.
    >
    >That isnt what Andries is arguing about. Read harder. Its semantic differences
    >rather than code differences.
    >
    > static int a=0;
    >
    >says 'I thought about this. I want it to start at zero. I've written it this
    >way to remind of the fact'
    >
    >Sure it generates the same code

    It also says "I do not know much about the details of the kernel C
    environment. In particular I do not know that all static variables are
    initialized to 0 in the kernel startup. I have not read setup.S."

    john alvord
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