linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 01/27] smpboot: Provide a generic method to boot secondary processors

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Date:	Sat, 2 Jun 2012 17:16:02 +0200
From:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
To:	"Srivatsa S. Bhat" <srivatsa.bhat@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc:	tglx@...utronix.de, peterz@...radead.org,
	paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com, rusty@...tcorp.com.au,
	mingo@...nel.org, yong.zhang0@...il.com, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	vatsa@...ux.vnet.ibm.com, rjw@...k.pl, linux-arch@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, nikunj@...ux.vnet.ibm.com,
	Suresh Siddha <suresh.b.siddha@...el.com>,
	Venkatesh Pallipadi <venki@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 01/27] smpboot: Provide a generic method to boot
	secondary processors

On Sat, Jun 02, 2012 at 04:11:28AM +0530, Srivatsa S. Bhat wrote:
> On 06/01/2012 10:23 PM, Sam Ravnborg wrote:
> 
> >> +
> >> +
> >> +/* Implement the following functions in your architecture, as appropriate. */
> >> +
> >> +/**
> >> + * __cpu_pre_starting()
> >> + *
> >> + * Implement whatever you need to do before the CPU_STARTING notifiers are
> >> + * invoked. Note that the CPU_STARTING callbacks run *on* the cpu that is
> >> + * coming up. So that cpu better be prepared! IOW, implement all the early
> >> + * boot/init code for the cpu here. And do NOT enable interrupts.
> >> + */
> >> +#ifndef __cpu_pre_starting
> >> +void __weak __cpu_pre_starting(void *arg) {}
> >> +#endif
> > 
> > I miss the prototype for this in a header?
> 
> 
> Prototype is not really necessary for this. Hence not added.
There is a simple rule:
1) If a function is declared => not static
2) If function not declared => static

With respect to this simple rule your functions shall be defined as static.
And that would not work.

	Sam
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