On 06/02/2012 08:46 PM, Sam Ravnborg wrote: > On Sat, Jun 02, 2012 at 04:11:28AM +0530, Srivatsa S. Bhat wrote: >> On 06/01/2012 10:23 PM, Sam Ravnborg wrote: >> >>>> + >>>> + >>>> +/* Implement the following functions in your architecture, as appropriate. */ >>>> + >>>> +/** >>>> + * __cpu_pre_starting() >>>> + * >>>> + * Implement whatever you need to do before the CPU_STARTING notifiers are >>>> + * invoked. Note that the CPU_STARTING callbacks run *on* the cpu that is >>>> + * coming up. So that cpu better be prepared! IOW, implement all the early >>>> + * boot/init code for the cpu here. And do NOT enable interrupts. >>>> + */ >>>> +#ifndef __cpu_pre_starting >>>> +void __weak __cpu_pre_starting(void *arg) {} >>>> +#endif >>> >>> I miss the prototype for this in a header? >> >> >> Prototype is not really necessary for this. Hence not added. > There is a simple rule: > 1) If a function is declared => not static > 2) If function not declared => static > > With respect to this simple rule your functions shall be defined as static. > And that would not work. > Fair enough. Will add prototypes in include/linux/smpboot.h Thanks you! Regards, Srivatsa S. Bhat -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-arch" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html