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Date:	Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:36:00 +0100
From:	Alan Jenkins <alan-jenkins@...fmail.co.uk>
To:	Tim Abbott <tabbott@...lice.com>
CC:	rusty@...tcorp.com.au, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org, linux-modules@...r.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/4] module: unexport each_symbol()

Tim Abbott wrote:
> Hi Alan,
>
> I really like what you're doing with this patch series; using a binary 
> search for the symbol table has been something I've wanted to do in the 
> kernel's module loader ever since I optimized Ksplice's symbol resolution 
> code to use binary rather than linear searches.
>
> While Ksplice is not in-tree yet, Ksplice is a user of each_symbol (and in 
> fact was the reason why each_symbol was originally exported).  Is it easy 
> to modify your patch series so that you don't have to remove each_symbol?
>   

I'll have to think harder about it, but that's my problem. I should have 
checked the changelog :-).

Regards
Alan
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