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Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2009 23:12:46 -0700 From: Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org> To: Jaswinder Singh Rajput <jaswinder@...nel.org> Cc: LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org> Subject: Re: Reminder for feature Unused EXPORT_SYMBOL/EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL exports removal date before 2.6.19 Nov 2006 On Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:33:43 +0530 Jaswinder Singh Rajput <jaswinder@...nel.org> wrote: > Hello Arjan, > > What: Unused EXPORT_SYMBOL/EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL exports > (temporary transition config option provided until then) > The transition config option will also be removed at the same > time. When: before 2.6.19 > Why: Unused symbols are both increasing the size of the kernel > binary and are often a sign of "wrong API" > Who: Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...ux.intel.com> > > If you are facing any issue regarding feature removal kindly update > the "Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt" like what you are > waiting for. > > Thanks, > -- > JSR > > http://userweb.kernel.org/~jaswinder/ > ?? what are you suggesting? unused symbols are getting marked and later approved as appropriate... -- Arjan van de Ven Intel Open Source Technology Centre For development, discussion and tips for power savings, visit http://www.lesswatts.org -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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