Re: [Ltib] turning off -O2

[Matt Wilbur]

> 
> 212    static int __init rtc_init(void)
> 213    {
> 214        rtc_class = class_create(THIS_MODULE, "rtc");
> 215        if (IS_ERR(rtc_class)) {
> 216            printk(KERN_ERR "%s: couldn't create class\n", __FILE__);
> 217            return PTR_ERR(rtc_class);

Take a look at how modules are set up.  If memory serves, stuff declared with 
__init macros are collected into a section and just fired off.
See do_initcalls in main.c  Not sure if you'd ever get breakpoints to work that 
way.