Hi, Could someone please explain to me the rationale of using a specific one of the above macros? I am confused about when it is correct to use e.g. __devinit instead of __init. And while I am at it.. Should all __devexit functions be static void and should all __devinit functions be static int?? All in all, the usage of said macros are somewhat confusing :-( Thanks a lot in advance, jules -- Jules Colding <JuBColding@yorkref.com> York Refrigeration -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/