These were added in commit 780cc0f370 ("usb: gadget: add '__ref' for rndis_config_register() and cdc_config_register()") to silence modpost, but they didn't fix the real problem - that was fixed later by removing wrong __init annotations in commit c94e289f195e ("usb: gadget: remove incorrect __init/__exit annotations"). It really never makes sense for a function to be marked __ref unless it (1) has some conditional that chooses whether to call an __init function (or access __initdata) or not and (2) has a comment explaining why the __ref is there and why it is safe. Signed-off-by: Rasmus Villemoes <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/multi.c | 10 +++++----- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/multi.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/multi.c index ec9749845660..f6d0782e6fc3 100644 --- a/drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/multi.c +++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/multi.c @@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ static int rndis_do_config(struct usb_configuration *c) return ret; } -static __ref int rndis_config_register(struct usb_composite_dev *cdev) +static int rndis_config_register(struct usb_composite_dev *cdev) { static struct usb_configuration config = { .bConfigurationValue = MULTI_RNDIS_CONFIG_NUM, @@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ static __ref int rndis_config_register(struct usb_composite_dev *cdev) #else -static __ref int rndis_config_register(struct usb_composite_dev *cdev) +static int rndis_config_register(struct usb_composite_dev *cdev) { return 0; } @@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ static int cdc_do_config(struct usb_configuration *c) return ret; } -static __ref int cdc_config_register(struct usb_composite_dev *cdev) +static int cdc_config_register(struct usb_composite_dev *cdev) { static struct usb_configuration config = { .bConfigurationValue = MULTI_CDC_CONFIG_NUM, @@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ static __ref int cdc_config_register(struct usb_composite_dev *cdev) #else -static __ref int cdc_config_register(struct usb_composite_dev *cdev) +static int cdc_config_register(struct usb_composite_dev *cdev) { return 0; } @@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ static __ref int cdc_config_register(struct usb_composite_dev *cdev) /****************************** Gadget Bind ******************************/ -static int __ref multi_bind(struct usb_composite_dev *cdev) +static int multi_bind(struct usb_composite_dev *cdev) { struct usb_gadget *gadget = cdev->gadget; #ifdef CONFIG_USB_G_MULTI_CDC -- 2.29.2