Re: const __init

Jeff Garzik (jgarzik@mandrakesoft.com)
Sun, 20 May 2001 16:06:55 -0400


Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
>
> Since a while include/linux/init.h contains the line
>
> * Also note, that this data cannot be "const".
>
> Why is this? Because const data will be put in a different section?

Causes a "section type conflict" build error, at least on x86.

> FWIW, many sources still use __init for data, while it should be __initdata.

*blink* wow

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