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Date:	Fri, 30 Nov 2012 19:11:56 +0100
From:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
To:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>,
	Jim Cromie <jim.cromie@...il.com>,
	Borislav Petkov <borislav.petkov@....com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>, Michal Marek <mmarek@...e.cz>,
	Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com>,
	Jonathan Kliegman <kliegs@...omium.org>,
	Chris Zankel <chris@...kel.net>,
	Bill Pemberton <wfp5p@...idian.itc.virginia.edu>,
	Fengguang Wu <fengguang.wu@...el.com>,
	linux-kbuild <linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] init.h: Remove __dev* sections from the kernel

On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 10:43:28AM -0800, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> From: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
> 
> With the recent work to remove CONFIG_HOTPLUG, we are starting to get a
> bunch of __devinit section warnings, despite CONFIG_HOTPLUG always being
> enabled.  So, stop marking the sections entirely, by defining them away
> the section markings in init.h
> 
> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Acked-by: Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
> 
> ---
>  include/linux/init.h |   18 +++++++-----------
>  1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/include/linux/init.h b/include/linux/init.h
> index e59041e..f63692d 100644
> --- a/include/linux/init.h
> +++ b/include/linux/init.h
> @@ -93,13 +93,13 @@
>  
>  #define __exit          __section(.exit.text) __exitused __cold notrace
>  
> -/* Used for HOTPLUG */
> -#define __devinit        __section(.devinit.text) __cold notrace
> -#define __devinitdata    __section(.devinit.data)
> -#define __devinitconst   __constsection(.devinit.rodata)
> -#define __devexit        __section(.devexit.text) __exitused __cold notrace
> -#define __devexitdata    __section(.devexit.data)
> -#define __devexitconst   __constsection(.devexit.rodata)
> +/* Used for HOTPLUG, but that is always enabled now, so just make them noops */

This comment should be explicit that these are provided only for backward compatibility
and their usage is discouarged.

	Sam
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