Hi, On Sun, Jan 13, 2013 at 11:29 AM, horseriver <[email protected]> wrote: > > hi: > > In kernel code . some function is defined by __attribute__((__section__(".initcall" level ".init"))) > > what does this do ?
It puts the address of the function in a linker section named .initcallX.init where X is replaced by the level. These functions are called in order to initialize various subsystems and drivers during kernel bootup. -- Dave Hylands Shuswap, BC, Canada http://www.davehylands.com
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