Re: Question about module.[c,h] - kernel 2.4.18

[Keith Owens]

On 11 May 2002 20:33:09 -0400, 
Ron Gage <[e-mail]> wrote:
>I came across a fairly major inconsistancy in module.c and module.h and
>I was hoping someone could tell me just how whacked my view of this
>is...
>In essence, there are 20 elements to the module struct (i386), but
>module.c only initializes 9 of those elements.  This gives 11
>uninitialized elements (and compile warnings).  These warnings are what
>I am trying to kill off.  

struct module has static storage duration, all elements are
automatically set to 0 unless otherwise defined.

Which compiler is giving warnings?  If you are using a compiler that
requires all elements of a static storage variable be initialized then
it appears to be in violation of the C standard.

  6.7.8 Initialization

  19 The initialization shall occur in initializer list order, each
     initializer provided for a particular subobject overriding any
     previously listed initializer for the same subobject; all
     subobjects that are not initialized explicitly shall be
     initialized implicitly the same as objects that have static
     storage duration.

Static storage duration objects are set to 0.