netdev - Re: [PATCH 1/2] random32: add __init prefix to prandom_start_seed

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Message-Id: <20131114.160655.49204055657873044.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Thu, 14 Nov 2013 16:06:55 -0500 (EST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	dborkman@...hat.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, hannes@...essinduktion.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] random32: add __init prefix to
 prandom_start_seed_timer

From: Daniel Borkmann <dborkman@...hat.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2013 23:45:41 +0100

> We only call that in functions annotated with __init, so add __init
> prefix in prandom_start_seed_timer() as well, so that the kernel can
> make use of this hint and we can possibly free up resources after it's
> usage. And since it's an internal function rename it to
> __prandom_start_seed_timer().
> 
> Signed-off-by: Daniel Borkmann <dborkman@...hat.com>
> Signed-off-by: Hannes Frederic Sowa <hannes@...essinduktion.org>

Applied.
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