linux-kernel - Re: (subset) [PATCH 0/9] treewide: eliminate anonymous module_init & module

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Message-Id: <164753349550.89091.10994175450707575992.b4-ty@kernel.dk>
Date:   Thu, 17 Mar 2022 10:11:35 -0600
From:   Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
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Subject: Re: (subset) [PATCH 0/9] treewide: eliminate anonymous module_init & module_exit

On Wed, 16 Mar 2022 12:20:01 -0700, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> There are a number of drivers that use "module_init(init)" and
> "module_exit(exit)", which are anonymous names and can lead to
> confusion or ambiguity when reading System.map, crashes/oops/bugs,
> or an initcall_debug log.
> 
> Give each of these init and exit functions unique driver-specific
> names to eliminate the anonymous names.
> 
> [...]

Applied, thanks!

[1/9] virtio_blk: eliminate anonymous module_init & module_exit
      commit: bcfe9b6cbb4438b8c1cc4bd475221652c8f9301b

Best regards,
-- 
Jens Axboe