Re: GPIO revisited

[Izumi Tsutsui <tsutsui%ceres.dti.ne.jp@localhost>]

> > Also, any reason why these are not static?
> 
> 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.

In kernel, local symbols are still preserved and they can be
shown on backtrace (unless they are inlined) because kernels are
linked by ld(1) with -X (not -x) on most ports.

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Izumi Tsutsui