linux-kernel - Re: [RFC 01/22] Generic show

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Date:	Sat, 5 Apr 2008 10:04:03 +0100
From:	Ralf Baechle <ralf@...ux-mips.org>
To:	Heiko Carstens <heiko.carstens@...ibm.com>
Cc:	Johannes Weiner <hannes@...urebad.de>,
	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
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	rmk@....linux.org.uk, tony.luck@...el.com
Subject: Re: [RFC 01/22] Generic show_mem() implementation

On Sat, Apr 05, 2008 at 09:51:08AM +0200, Heiko Carstens wrote:

> But you can solve this problem with no ifdefs and config options at all,
> since you may as well just use __attribute__((weak)) for the generic
> implementation.

Which may result in the version of the function getting linked in but
staying unreferenced.

  Ralf
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