Re: [XenPPC] [Patch] Detect non hypervisor hardware

[Jimi Xenidis <jimix@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Apr 17, 2006, at 12:12 PM, Hollis Blanchard wrote:
> I think you're missing my point: I'm talking about initializing  
> opt_nohv
> and opt_earlygdb. These are global variables, and so they will land in
> the .bss section.
Ahh this is my fault.
*Spec geek voice --ON--*
The explicit zeroing of a "tentative definition with external  
linkage" didn't come out until C99
*Spec geek voice --OFF--*

This is an old habit of mine that costs _nothing_ since assigning it  
to zero generates the same assmebler definition.
Is it common Linux practice not to do this?
The Xen guys assign to zero even with static decls :)

-JX



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