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Date:	Fri, 30 Nov 2012 12:39:43 -0800
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
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>,
	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>,
	linux-kbuild <linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] init.h: Remove __dev* sections from the kernel

On 11/29/2012 10:43 AM, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
>
> -/* 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 */
> +#define __devinit
> +#define __devinitdata
> +#define __devinitconst
> +#define __devexit
> +#define __devexitdata
> +#define __devexitconst
>

Second question... what about the __exitused __cold notrace annotations?

	-hpa


-- 
H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
I work for Intel.  I don't speak on their behalf.

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