Re: Linux 2.3.18ac6

Jamie Lokier (lkd@tantalophile.demon.co.uk)
Mon, 20 Sep 1999 21:32:04 +0200


Brian Gerst wrote:
> The unused attribute tells gcc to not even bother compiling in the
> function. Why bloat the kernel image with a function that is never
> used?

No, the unused attribute tells gcc not to warn if it the function is
declared `static' and noone refers to it.

-- Jamie

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