linux-kernel - Re: [patch 03/10] Allow userspace applications to use marker.h to parse the markers section in the kernel binary.

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Date:	Sat, 23 Jun 2007 11:06:00 +0100
From:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
To:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Cc:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>,
	David Smith <dsmith@...hat.com>,
	Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@...ymtl.ca>,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch 03/10] Allow userspace applications to use marker.h to parse the markers section in the kernel binary.

On Sat, Jun 23, 2007 at 10:49:05AM +0100, Alan Cox wrote:
> The system to create the dynamic modules could certainly be in-tree but to
> argue that code dynamically created should be "in tree" already is a
> bit silly really isn't it ?

I never argued that.  Creating them intree is equivalent to having the
generated modules in tree for all purposes related to interface stability.

The important bit is that we should not even pretend to allow external
users that we keep a tiny part of the interface stable while the major
part isn't.
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