linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] clocksource/drivers/timer-of: mark timer_of_exit as _

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Date:   Mon, 13 Nov 2017 16:10:06 +0100 (CET)
From:   Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
To:     Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@...aro.org>
cc:     Sudeep Holla <sudeep.holla@....com>, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Benjamin Gaignard <benjamin.gaignard@...aro.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] clocksource/drivers/timer-of: mark timer_of_exit as
 __init

On Mon, 13 Nov 2017, Daniel Lezcano wrote:
> On 13/11/2017 11:11, Sudeep Holla wrote:
> > Agreed, may be if we add users which is called from init functions, the
> > warning should disappear. Also as tglx suggested, we could rename if it's
> > just used from init function error/exit paths.
> 
> The drivers are not compiled as module AFAICT, the function will be
> called in the init error path.

Ok, if the consensus is that this is used for common cleanup in __init
error handling, then please can someone submit a new version of this which
renames the function to something like timer_of_cleanup() and add the
__init annotation to it? And while at it please add a kernel doc comment to
that effect.

Thanks,

	tglx