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initcalls are  grouped by functionality into separate  subsections.
inside the subsections Ordering is determined by link order.

Early initcalls run before initializing SMP.

/*
 * A "pure" initcall has no dependencies on anything else, and purely
 * initializes variables that couldn't be statically initialized.
 *
 * This only exists for built-in code, not for modules.
 */
#define pure_initcall(fn)		__define_initcall("0",fn,0)

#define core_initcall(fn)		__define_initcall("1",fn,1)
#define core_initcall_sync(fn)		__define_initcall("1s",fn,1s)
#define postcore_initcall(fn)		__define_initcall("2",fn,2)
#define postcore_initcall_sync(fn)	__define_initcall("2s",fn,2s)
#define arch_initcall(fn)		__define_initcall("3",fn,3)
#define arch_initcall_sync(fn)		__define_initcall("3s",fn,3s)
#define subsys_initcall(fn)		__define_initcall("4",fn,4)
#define subsys_initcall_sync(fn)	__define_initcall("4s",fn,4s)
#define fs_initcall(fn)			__define_initcall("5",fn,5)
#define fs_initcall_sync(fn)		__define_initcall("5s",fn,5s)
#define rootfs_initcall(fn)		__define_initcall("rootfs",fn,rootfs)
#define device_initcall(fn)		__define_initcall("6",fn,6)
#define device_initcall_sync(fn)	__define_initcall("6s",fn,6s)
#define late_initcall(fn)		__define_initcall("7",fn,7)
#define late_initcall_sync(fn)		__define_initcall("7s",fn,7s)


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module_init():  will either be called during do_initcalls() (if builtin) or at module insertion time (if a module).

/* Don't use these in modules, but some people do... */
#define early_initcall(fn)		module_init(fn)
#define core_initcall(fn)		module_init(fn)
#define postcore_initcall(fn)		module_init(fn)
#define arch_initcall(fn)		module_init(fn)
#define subsys_initcall(fn)		module_init(fn)
#define fs_initcall(fn)			module_init(fn)
#define device_initcall(fn)		module_init(fn)
#define late_initcall(fn)		module_init(fn)
#define security_initcall(fn)		module_init(fn)


/include/linux/init.h :


/* 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	__section(.init.rodata)
#define __exitdata	__section(.exit.data)
#define __exit_call	__used __section(.exitcall.exit)
+
a lot of other definitions pertaining to sections


/* Defined in init/main.c */
extern int do_one_initcall(initcall_t fn);
extern char __initdata boot_command_line[];
extern char *saved_command_line;
extern unsigned int reset_devices;

/* used by init/main.c */
void setup_arch(char **);
void prepare_namespace(void);


/init/main.c  -- do_initcalls() -->??
-----------------------------

static int __init kernel_init(void * unused) ---->


static void __init do_basic_setup(void)
{
	cpuset_init_smp();
	usermodehelper_init();
	shmem_init();
	driver_init();
	init_irq_proc();
	do_ctors();
	usermodehelper_enable();
	do_initcalls();
}


static void __init do_initcalls(void)
{
	initcall_t *fn;

	for (fn = __early_initcall_end; fn < __initcall_end; fn++)
		do_one_initcall(*fn);
}