linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH, v6 1/3] cgroups: export cgroup_iter

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Date:	Mon, 14 Feb 2011 16:39:02 +0200
From:	"Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill@...temov.name>
To:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc:	Paul Menage <menage@...gle.com>, Li Zefan <lizf@...fujitsu.com>,
	containers@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
	jacob.jun.pan@...ux.intel.com,
	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...ux.intel.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Matt Helsley <matthltc@...ibm.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-api@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH, v6 1/3] cgroups: export cgroup_iter_{start,next,end}

On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 02:27:44PM +0100, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> 
> Lacks any sensible explanation why and whatfor this needs to be
> exported.

I thought it's obvious since it's part of the patchset.
Am I wrong?

> And I really doubt that we want to export that at all.

Why?
Do you think cgroup_timer_slack built as module is useless?

> > +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cgroup_iter_start);
> > +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cgroup_iter_next);
> > +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cgroup_iter_end);
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> 	tglx

-- 
 Kirill A. Shutemov
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