On Thu, 22 Nov 2001, Praveen Kumar wrote: > HI > can anyone please explain what __attribute__ do > Thanks > praveen gcc thing. specify an attribute (duh) of a function, variable or, type The gcc doc would be self-explanatory: http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc-3.0/gcc_5.html#SEC93 regards, Roberto -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ IRC Channel: irc.openprojects.net / #kernelnewbies Web Page: http://www.kernelnewbies.org/