netdev - Re: [PATCH] remove __net

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Message-ID: <4721CF60.5060600@sw.ru>
Date:	Fri, 26 Oct 2007 15:28:32 +0400
From:	"Denis V. Lunev" <den@...ru>
To:	"Denis V. Lunev" <den@...nvz.org>
CC:	davem@...emloft.net, devel@...nvz.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	containers@...ts.osdl.org, benjamin.thery@...l.net, clg@...ibm.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] remove __net_initdata attribute

Dave, I am sorry, plz disregard the patch :(

- if the file is a part of the kernel, __exit (and pernet_unregister)
  will never called and should be dropped
- if the file is a part of a module, __init is NOT dropped on the
  module loading stage

So, we can still make embedded people happy :) Thanks Pavel to pointing
me this out.

Denis V. Lunev wrote:
> The discussion with Eric W. Biederman reveals that the concept for
> __net_initdata is bogus. The ->exit method of pernet_operations
> should be called during module exit.
> 
> So, discard this attribute.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Denis V. Lunev <den@...nvz.org>

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