* error messages. The __FILE__ macro is not very useful for this, because it
* often includes the entire pathname to the module
*/
-#define ACPI_MODULE_NAME(name) static char ACPI_UNUSED_VAR *_acpi_module_name = name;
+#define ACPI_MODULE_NAME(name) static char ACPI_UNUSED_VAR _acpi_module_name[] = name;
#else
#define ACPI_MODULE_NAME(name)
#endif
/*
* If ACPI_GET_FUNCTION_NAME was not defined in the compiler-dependent header,
* define it now. This is the case where there the compiler does not support
- * a __FUNCTION__ macro or equivalent. We save the function name on the
- * local stack.
+ * a __FUNCTION__ macro or equivalent.
*/
#ifndef ACPI_GET_FUNCTION_NAME
#define ACPI_GET_FUNCTION_NAME _acpi_function_name
/*
* The Name parameter should be the procedure name as a quoted string.
- * This is declared as a local string ("MyFunctionName") so that it can
- * be also used by the function exit macros below.
+ * The function name is also used by the function exit macros below.
* Note: (const char) is used to be compatible with the debug interfaces
* and macros such as __FUNCTION__.
*/
-#define ACPI_FUNCTION_NAME(name) const char *_acpi_function_name = #name;
+#define ACPI_FUNCTION_NAME(name) static const char _acpi_function_name[] = #name;
#else
/* Compiler supports __FUNCTION__ (or equivalent) -- Ignore this macro */