linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2.6.27.3 usbcore] Move __module_param_call(nousb) to immediately after declaration of nousb.

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Date:	Fri, 24 Oct 2008 09:59:12 -0400 (EDT)
From:	Alan Stern <stern@...land.harvard.edu>
To:	Tetsuo Handa <penguin-kernel@...ove.sakura.ne.jp>
cc:	greg@...ah.com, <linux-usb@...r.kernel.org>,
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2.6.27.3 usbcore] Move __module_param_call(nousb) to
 immediately after declaration of nousb.

On Fri, 24 Oct 2008, Tetsuo Handa wrote:

> Hello.
> 
> I don't know the reason, but the below patch solves the problem which I'm
> experiencing with CONFIG_USB=y on Debian Sarge (gcc (GCC) 3.3.5 (Debian 1:3.3.5-13)).
> 
> Something is wrong with sorting symbol table or walking sysfs tree?

It would be better if you could find the real cause of the problem.  If 
there's something wrong with the kernel code, then it can be fixed.  If 
it's a compiler bug then we can warn people about it.

Alan Stern

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