1. The best case: an init function calls a non-init, which in
	turn calls an init:
		void __init probe() { a(); }
		void a() { b(); }
		void __init b() { ... }
	in this case, is the missing __init on 'a' only a performance
	bug in that a's code won't be freed up?
	2. The worst case: some random post-initialization routine
	calls an __init routine which can cause the kernel to go into
	hyperspace if the __init routine's code has been deleted.
Are these error cases correct?  Are there other interesting, related
__init problems to look for?  The doc's I read were a little coy about
specifics.
There were about 43 errors flagged.  Most seem to be case 1.  An example:
/u2/engler/mc/oses/linux/2.4.1/drivers/scsi/g_NCR5380.c:240:generic_NCR53C400A_setup: ERROR:INIT: non-init fn 'generic_NCR53C400A_setup' calling init fn 'internal_setup'
/u2/engler/mc/oses/linux/2.4.1/drivers/scsi/g_NCR5380.c:253:generic_DTC3181E_setup: ERROR:INIT: non-init fn 'generic_DTC3181E_setup' calling init fn 'internal_setup'
where if you look in the code, the flagged routine generic_NCR53C400A_setup 
does indeed not have __init:
	void generic_NCR53C400A_setup (char *str, int *ints) {
    		internal_setup (BOARD_NCR53C400A, str, ints);
	}
but a nearby, almost identiical routine does:
	void __init generic_NCR53C400_setup (char *str, int *ints){
    		internal_setup (BOARD_NCR53C400, str, ints);
	}
This just seems to be a case where someone forgot to type the __init
in, thereby causing a (small) storage leak.
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On the other hand, if I understood the rules right, this next one looks like
a more exciting error, since an __exit routine is calling an __init routine:
/u2/engler/mc/oses/linux/2.4.1/drivers/sound/aedsp16.c:1356:cleanup_aedsp16: ERROR:INIT: non-init fn 'cleanup_aedsp16' calling init fn 'uninit_aedsp16'
void __init uninit_aedsp16(void)
{
        if (ae_config.mss_base != -1)
                uninit_aedsp16_mss();
        else
                uninit_aedsp16_sb();
        if (ae_config.mpu_base != -1)
                uninit_aedsp16_mpu();
}
static void __exit cleanup_aedsp16(void) {
        uninit_aedsp16();
}
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Any clarifications, etc would be appreciated. 
Thanks,
Dawson
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