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Re: GPIO revisited
On Sat, Jul 25, 2009 at 12:53:45PM +0200, Marc Balmer wrote:
> While it certainly can make sense to declare functions static in some
> userland programs for the sole reason to include a command in a crunched
> binary, it does not make sense in kernel code; much to the contrary, it
> makes debugging harder.
Eh? There are a lot of reasons why anything that can be declared
static should be, chief among which are (1) being able to make
file-local changes with confidence and (2) avoiding accidental
crosslinking.
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David A. Holland
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