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-  Lines: 11
-  Date:
Fri Dec 21 16:40:32 2001
-  Orig file: 
linux-2.4.16/Documentation/pci.txt
-  Orig date: 
Sun Nov  4 17:31:57 2001
diff -Naur -X /home/marcelo/lib/dontdiff linux-2.4.16/Documentation/pci.txt linux/Documentation/pci.txt
@@ -104,6 +104,10 @@
 	If you are sure the driver is not a hotplug driver then use only 
 	__init/exit __initdata/exitdata.
 
+        Pointers to functions marked as __devexit must be created using
+        __devexit_p(function_name).  That will generate the function
+        name or NULL if the __devexit function will be discarded.
+
 
 2. How to find PCI devices manually (the old style)
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