linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Fix vmi time header bug

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Date:	Tue, 13 Mar 2007 10:32:23 -0700
From:	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
CC:	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>, zach@...are.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, torvalds@...ux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Fix vmi time header bug

Andrew Morton wrote:
> Correctly matching the section annotation on declarations and definitions
> is needed by at least ARM.  We should ensure that we do this on all future
> patches and we should also apply this patch if only for this reason.
>
> (The ARM thing is a pain, because the compiler cannot check that the
> definition and declaration match.  However something like sparse could do
> so).
>   

It's also useful documentation.  Knowing whether a function is __init is
an important part of its interface.

    J
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