Re: static modules_{init,exit} functions in pre3-2

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On Sat, 1 Jul 2000, Adam J. Richter wrote:
> linux-2.4.0test3-pre2 adds "-Werror" to the default C compiler
> flags, which is forcing the elimination of lots of unused variables
> and functions, which I think is great. It also is causing compilations
> of modules to abort if their module_{init,exit} functions are declared
> static.

Declaring them static is correct. The compiler warning is wrong. See
many posts on this subject right after test3-pre2 was released,
including a post from myself which includes a workaround for the
compiler warning.

        Jeff

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