__devexit_p的功能
.remove = __devexit_p(i2c_gpio_remove),
這裏的__devexit_p有什麼作用呢?
include/linux/init.h中找到了它的定義:
/* Functions marked as __devexit may be discarded at kernel link time, depending
on config options. Newer versions of binutils detect references from
retained sections to discarded sections and flag an error. Pointers to
__devexit functions must use __devexit_p(function_name), the wrapper will
insert either the function_name or NULL, depending on the config options.
*/
#if defined(MODULE) || defined(CONFIG_HOTPLUG)
#define __devexit_p(x) x
#else
#define __devexit_p(x) NULL
#endif
意義是內核可能在不支持模塊且不支持熱插拔的時候,需要對 __devexit_p返回NULL。