linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 03/28] proc: Split kcore bits from linux/procfs.h into linux/kcore.h [RFC]

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Date:	Tue, 16 Apr 2013 23:07:37 +0100
From:	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
To:	KOSAKI Motohiro <kosaki.motohiro@...il.com>
Cc:	dhowells@...hat.com, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-mips@...ux-mips.org,
	"linux-mm@...ck.org" <linux-mm@...ck.org>, x86@...nel.org,
	sparclinux@...r.kernel.org, Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
	"linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 03/28] proc: Split kcore bits from linux/procfs.h into linux/kcore.h [RFC]


KOSAKI Motohiro <kosaki.motohiro@...il.com> wrote:

> I have no seen any issue in this change. but why? Is there any
> motivation rather than cleanup?

Stopping stuff mucking about with the internals of procfs incorrectly
(sometimes because the internals of procfs have changed, but the drivers
haven't).

David
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