linux-kernel - [PATCH] export get_task

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Date:	Tue, 27 Jan 2009 14:09:05 +0900 (JST)
From:	KOSAKI Motohiro <kosaki.motohiro@...fujitsu.com>
To:	lirc@...telmus.de (Christoph Bartelmus)
Cc:	kosaki.motohiro@...fujitsu.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: [PATCH] export get_task_comm()

> Hi,
> 
> on 19 Jan 09 at 07:36, KOSAKI Motohiro wrote:
> >> is there any reason why get_task_comm() is not exported in fs/exec.c?
> 
> > In general, the only function of anybody necessarity explained is exported.
> > if you want to export get_task_comm(), you need to explain reasonable
> > reason.
> 
> It's nothing that important: just want to print the executable name to the  
> logs during error handling. get_task_comm() is the required accessor  
> function.
> 
> http://lirc.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/lirc/lirc/drivers/lirc_dev/lirc_dev.c?revision=1.70&view=markup

To be honest, I don't use get_task_comm(). but I don't oppose your request.

==
Subject: [PATCH] export get_task_comm()

task::comm is good debugging information and driver developer want to
use this information easily.

Signed-off-by: KOSAKI Motohiro <kosaki.motohiro@...fujitsu.com>
---
 fs/exec.c |    1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

Index: b/fs/exec.c
===================================================================
--- a/fs/exec.c
+++ b/fs/exec.c
@@ -936,6 +936,7 @@ char *get_task_comm(char *buf, struct ta
 	task_unlock(tsk);
 	return buf;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(get_task_comm);
 
 void set_task_comm(struct task_struct *tsk, char *buf)
 {





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