netdev - Re: [patch 2.6.25-rc3] smc91x section fix

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Message-ID: <20080225201112.GA23667@uranus.ravnborg.org>
Date:	Mon, 25 Feb 2008 21:11:12 +0100
From:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
To:	David Brownell <david-b@...bell.net>
Cc:	nico@....org, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch 2.6.25-rc3] smc91x section fix

On Sun, Feb 24, 2008 at 10:33:12PM -0800, David Brownell wrote:
> On Sunday 24 February 2008, Sam Ravnborg wrote:
> 
> > From a quick look this is wrong.
> > smc_drv_probe is assined the .probe member so it is used during
> > hotplug and thus should be __devinit.
> > Likewise smc_probe is used by smc_drv_probe and thus smc_probe
> > should be __devinit too.
> 
> Thing is, with only rare exceptions, devices on the platform
> bus are *NOT* hotpluggable.  So using __devinit/__devexit and
> friends adds up to no more than a waste of I-space.

It was a quick look - thanks for the explanation.

	Sam
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