Re: [PATCH 1/8] USB: composite: allow optional removal of __initand __exit tags

From: Greg KH
Date: Wed Apr 07 2010 - 11:29:45 EST


On Wed, Apr 07, 2010 at 03:41:28PM +0200, Michal Nazarewicz wrote:
> The composite framework has been written using __init and __exit tags
> to mark init and exit functions as such. This works with most of the
> composite gadgets however some may need to call init/exit functions
> during normal operations. One example is mass storage gadget which
> needs to call exit functions.
>
> This patch allows gadgets to define USB_NO_INIT_SEGMENT or
> USB_NO_EXIT_SEGMENT to remove the __init and __exit declarations
> from composite framework.

Ick ick ick.

How about we just drop the __init and __exit tags completly and then
we don't have to propagate this mess any further?

How much memory do they really save anyway?

I don't like this at all...

thanks,

greg k-h
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