I see, if a function in a module is not marked by static ,it can be accessed by any other function in kernel, while , using a static can avoid it .
thanks a lot !! 2005/8/11, Giuliano Pochini <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > On Thu, 11 Aug 2005, n l wrote: > > > could you explain its reason for using static ? > > Anything which is never referenced from another file should be > static in order to keep namespace pollution low. > > > -- > Giuliano. > - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
