What is "__attribute__()" in kernel code

[anish singh]

On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 3:28 PM, sandeep kumar
<coolsandyforyou at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I was wondering what __attribute__ does in the kernel code?
> I found several definitions but couldnot come to one conclusion..
>
> __releases(x)  is defined in compiler.h. What does this mean??
> # define __releases(x)                  __attribute__((context(x,1,0)))
GCC directive ?
> Thanking you
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> With regards,
> Sandeep Kumar Anantapalli,
>
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