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From: "Michał Nazarewicz" <m.nazarewicz@samsung.com>
To: Mike Frysinger <vapier.adi@gmail.com>
Cc: linux-usb@vger.kernel.org, Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>,
	Kyungmin Park <kyungmin.park@samsung.com>,
	Marek Szyprowski <m.szyprowski@samsung.com>,
	Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org>,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/8] USB: gadget: __init and __exit tags removed
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2010 09:57:47 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <op.vbegell27p4s8u@pikus> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <n2v8bd0f97a1004161640q640bade7xd4887dde5921b79e@mail.gmail.com>

> On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 05:49, Michal Nazarewicz wrote:
>> __init, __initdata and __exit tags have have been removed from
>> various files to make it possible for gadgets that do not use
>> the __init/__exit tags to use those.
>>
>> Files in question are related to:
>> * the core composite framework,
>> * the mass storage function (fixing a section mismatch) and
>> * ethernet driver (ACM, ECM, RNDIS).

Mike Frysinger wrote:
> it would be nice if the expected behavior were documented somewhere so
> we dont have to keep thrashing the section markings on the gadget
> drivers.  first they get marked to save space for setups where it
> makes no sense to keep the functions.  then they get tweaked to
> support a semi-dynamic state.  now they're all removed to support yet
> a different setup.

Are you referring to my previous patch by saying "then they get tweaked
to support a semi-dynamic state"? Those were just a proposal which was never
accepted and suggested to remove those tags all together.

> sounds like the system is insufficiently flexible to meet the
> realistic needs of different groups.

Yes, I agree.  That's why in the first version I proposed the __usb_init,
__usb_exit, etc. tags which could be customized prior to including
composite related files.

I would still go with that solution but it was considered, let me
find the exact phrase, "Ick ick ick." :)

What's more, I don't see any other (that is cleaner) solution which
would allow flexibility so it seems what we can either choose
a non-flexible solution proposed by this patch or an ugly solution
proposed by my previous patch.

So basically, I trusted more experienced kernel developer's opinion
on this one.

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  reply	other threads:[~2010-04-19  7:57 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 16+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2010-04-16  9:49 [PATCHv3 0/7] The FunctionFS composite function Michal Nazarewicz
2010-04-16  9:49 ` [PATCH 1/8] wait_event_interruptible_locked() interface Michal Nazarewicz
2010-04-16  9:49   ` [PATCH 2/8] fs/timerfd.c: make use of wait_event_interruptible_locked_irq() Michal Nazarewicz
2010-04-16  9:49     ` [PATCH 3/8] USB: gadget: __init and __exit tags removed Michal Nazarewicz
2010-04-16  9:49       ` [PATCH 4/8] USB: f_fs: the FunctionFS driver Michal Nazarewicz
2010-04-16  9:49         ` [PATCH 5/8] USB: g_ffs: the FunctionFS gadget driver Michal Nazarewicz
2010-04-16  9:49           ` [PATCH 6/8] USB: ffs-test: FunctionFS testing program Michal Nazarewicz
2010-04-16  9:49             ` [PATCH 7/8] USB: testusb: an USB testing application Michal Nazarewicz
2010-04-16  9:49               ` [PATCH 8/8] USB: testusb: testusb compatibility with FunctionFS gadget Michal Nazarewicz
2010-04-16 23:40       ` [PATCH 3/8] USB: gadget: __init and __exit tags removed Mike Frysinger
2010-04-19  7:57         ` Michał Nazarewicz [this message]
2010-04-19  8:02           ` Mike Frysinger
2010-04-19  9:04             ` Michał Nazarewicz
2010-04-16 16:10     ` [PATCH 2/8] fs/timerfd.c: make use of wait_event_interruptible_locked_irq() Davide Libenzi
2010-05-04 17:32 ` [PATCHv3 0/7] The FunctionFS composite function Greg KH
2010-05-05  8:50   ` Michał Nazarewicz

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