linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 03/11] fs/splice: export splice_to

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Date:	Fri, 2 Dec 2011 07:32:11 -0500
From:	Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@...icios.com>
To:	Jens Axboe <jens@...oe.dk>
Cc:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>, devel@...verdev.osuosl.org,
	lttng-dev@...ts.lttng.org,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 03/11] fs/splice: export splice_to_pipe to GPL modules

* Jens Axboe (jens@...oe.dk) wrote:
> On 2011-12-01 22:41, Mathieu Desnoyers wrote:
> > The LTTng driver needs this symbol exported because it implements its
> > own splice actor.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@...icios.com>
> > CC: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
> > CC: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
> > CC: Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>
> > CC: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
> > CC: Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
> > ---
> >  fs/splice.c |    1 +
> >  1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/fs/splice.c b/fs/splice.c
> > index fa2defa..9eb15b5 100644
> > --- a/fs/splice.c
> > +++ b/fs/splice.c
> > @@ -263,6 +263,7 @@ ssize_t splice_to_pipe(struct pipe_inode_info *pipe,
> >  
> >  	return ret;
> >  }
> > +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(splice_to_pipe);
> 
> The rest of the splice symbols are regular exports, please do the same
> for this one. Thanks.

I've been wondering about this one, but thought it would be better to
let you decide on opening up the symbol more than with _GPL. Will do!

Thanks,

Mathieu


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Mathieu Desnoyers
Operating System Efficiency R&D Consultant
EfficiOS Inc.
http://www.efficios.com
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