__init和__initdata定义在include/linux/init.h：
/* These macros are used to mark some functions or
* initialized data (doesn't apply to uninitialized data)
* as `initialization' functions. The kernel can take this
* as hint that the function is used only during the initialization
* phase and free up used memory resources after
*
* Usage:
* For functions:
*
* You should add __init immediately before the function name, like:
*
* static void __init initme(int x, int y)
* {
* extern int z; z = x * y;
* }
*
* If the function has a prototype somewhere, you can also add
* __init between closing brace of the prototype and semicolon:
*
* extern int initialize_foobar_device(int, int, int) __init;
*
* For initialized data:
* You should insert __initdata between the variable name and equal
* sign followed by value, e.g.:
*
* static int init_variable __initdata = 0;
* static const char linux_logo[] __initconst = { 0x32, 0x36, ... };
*
* Don't forget to initialize data not at file scope, i.e. within a function,
* as gcc otherwise puts the data into the bss section and not into the init
* section.
*
* Also note, that this data cannot be "const".
*/
/* These are for everybody (although not all archs will actually
discard it in modules) */
#define __init __section(.init.text) __cold notrace
#define __initdata __section(.init.data)
#define __initconst __constsection(.init.rodata)
__init修饰函数时表明函数只在kernel初始化阶段使用（函数放在.init.text区），在初始化完成后，这些函数所占用的内存就可以回收利用。举例如下：
static int __init parse_dmar_table(void)
{
....
}
__initdata作用类似于__init，只不过它修饰变量，并且存放在.init.data区。