Hi.. I forgot something.. On Jan 25, 2008 8:31 PM, amit mehta <amit4g@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > here the code just gets expanded as "int main(void)" > They might have added this MACRO(NORET_TYPE) just to make sure that > nobody replaces ' void ' with anything else. > > Thanks Mulyadi for throwing the light here. i check panic() prototype somewhere in .h file (forgot the name), there I see its full form...something like:\ NORET_TYPE panic() <a definition> where the definition expands to ...IIRC: attribute __no_return_ So, IMHO, what's really matter is this last "macro"... since if you check "info glibc", this is the definition that tells gcc not to create what we call "prologue"..i.e leave+ret or pop+ret regards, Mulyadi. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ
