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* [PATCH] usb: usb-skeleton: Add hint to find __init and __exit
@ 2021-10-23  5:25 Philipp Hortmann
  2021-10-23  6:47 ` Greg KH
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: Philipp Hortmann @ 2021-10-23  5:25 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: gregkh, linux-usb, linux-kernel; +Cc: corbet, linux-doc

Comment to find __init and __exit.

Signed-off-by: Philipp Hortmann <philipp.g.hortmann@gmail.com>
---
 drivers/usb/usb-skeleton.c | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/drivers/usb/usb-skeleton.c b/drivers/usb/usb-skeleton.c
index 2dc58766273a..80338a50dcde 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/usb-skeleton.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/usb-skeleton.c
@@ -641,6 +641,7 @@ static struct usb_driver skel_driver = {
 	.supports_autosuspend = 1,
 };
 
+/* __init and __exit */
 module_usb_driver(skel_driver);
 
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
-- 
2.25.1


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* Re: [PATCH] usb: usb-skeleton: Add hint to find __init and __exit
  2021-10-23  5:25 [PATCH] usb: usb-skeleton: Add hint to find __init and __exit Philipp Hortmann
@ 2021-10-23  6:47 ` Greg KH
  2021-10-23  7:11   ` Philipp Hortmann
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: Greg KH @ 2021-10-23  6:47 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Philipp Hortmann; +Cc: linux-usb, linux-kernel, corbet, linux-doc

On Sat, Oct 23, 2021 at 07:25:38AM +0200, Philipp Hortmann wrote:
> Comment to find __init and __exit.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Philipp Hortmann <philipp.g.hortmann@gmail.com>
> ---
>  drivers/usb/usb-skeleton.c | 1 +
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/usb/usb-skeleton.c b/drivers/usb/usb-skeleton.c
> index 2dc58766273a..80338a50dcde 100644
> --- a/drivers/usb/usb-skeleton.c
> +++ b/drivers/usb/usb-skeleton.c
> @@ -641,6 +641,7 @@ static struct usb_driver skel_driver = {
>  	.supports_autosuspend = 1,
>  };
>  
> +/* __init and __exit */
>  module_usb_driver(skel_driver);

This comment makes no sense, sorry.  __init and __exit are things that
the linker uses, why would you need to "find" them?

thanks,

greg k-h

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* Re: [PATCH] usb: usb-skeleton: Add hint to find __init and __exit
  2021-10-23  6:47 ` Greg KH
@ 2021-10-23  7:11   ` Philipp Hortmann
  2021-10-23  8:50     ` Greg KH
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: Philipp Hortmann @ 2021-10-23  7:11 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Greg KH; +Cc: linux-usb, linux-kernel, corbet, linux-doc

On 10/23/21 8:47 AM, Greg KH wrote:
> On Sat, Oct 23, 2021 at 07:25:38AM +0200, Philipp Hortmann wrote:
>> Comment to find __init and __exit.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Philipp Hortmann <philipp.g.hortmann@gmail.com>
>> ---
>>   drivers/usb/usb-skeleton.c | 1 +
>>   1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/usb/usb-skeleton.c b/drivers/usb/usb-skeleton.c
>> index 2dc58766273a..80338a50dcde 100644
>> --- a/drivers/usb/usb-skeleton.c
>> +++ b/drivers/usb/usb-skeleton.c
>> @@ -641,6 +641,7 @@ static struct usb_driver skel_driver = {
>>   	.supports_autosuspend = 1,
>>   };
>>   
>> +/* __init and __exit */
>>   module_usb_driver(skel_driver);
> 
> This comment makes no sense, sorry.  __init and __exit are things that
> the linker uses, why would you need to "find" them?
> 
> thanks,
> 
> greg k-h
> 

When I want to add something to the __init function (debug comment for 
example), how to do this without knowing that it is in module_usb_driver?

thanks,

Philipp

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* Re: [PATCH] usb: usb-skeleton: Add hint to find __init and __exit
  2021-10-23  7:11   ` Philipp Hortmann
@ 2021-10-23  8:50     ` Greg KH
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Greg KH @ 2021-10-23  8:50 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Philipp Hortmann; +Cc: linux-usb, linux-kernel, corbet, linux-doc

On Sat, Oct 23, 2021 at 09:11:37AM +0200, Philipp Hortmann wrote:
> On 10/23/21 8:47 AM, Greg KH wrote:
> > On Sat, Oct 23, 2021 at 07:25:38AM +0200, Philipp Hortmann wrote:
> > > Comment to find __init and __exit.
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: Philipp Hortmann <philipp.g.hortmann@gmail.com>
> > > ---
> > >   drivers/usb/usb-skeleton.c | 1 +
> > >   1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> > > 
> > > diff --git a/drivers/usb/usb-skeleton.c b/drivers/usb/usb-skeleton.c
> > > index 2dc58766273a..80338a50dcde 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/usb/usb-skeleton.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/usb/usb-skeleton.c
> > > @@ -641,6 +641,7 @@ static struct usb_driver skel_driver = {
> > >   	.supports_autosuspend = 1,
> > >   };
> > > +/* __init and __exit */
> > >   module_usb_driver(skel_driver);
> > 
> > This comment makes no sense, sorry.  __init and __exit are things that
> > the linker uses, why would you need to "find" them?
> > 
> > thanks,
> > 
> > greg k-h
> > 
> 
> When I want to add something to the __init function (debug comment for
> example), how to do this without knowing that it is in module_usb_driver?

The whole point of the module_usb_driver() macro is to keep a developer
from having to write that init_module() and exit_module() functions
entirely.  I think you are getting confused with the __init and __exit
linker hints with the module init/exit functions.  They are totally
different things.

thanks,

greg k-h

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