linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] TTY:vt: convert remain take_over_console's users to do_take_over

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Date:	Tue, 21 May 2013 09:10:33 -0400
From:	Peter Hurley <peter@...leysoftware.com>
To:	Wang YanQing <udknight@...il.com>, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org
CC:	sfr@...b.auug.org.au, linux-next@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] TTY:vt: convert remain take_over_console's users to do_take_over_console

On 05/21/2013 01:15 AM, Wang YanQing wrote:
> Impact:
> 1:convert all remain take_over_console to do_take_over_console
> 2:update take_over_console to do_take_over_console in comment
>
> Commit dc9641895abb ("vt: delete unneeded functions
> register_con_driver|take_over_console") delete take_over_console,
> but forget to convert remain take_over_console's users to new API
> do_take_over_console, this patch fix it.
>
> Signed-off-by: Wang YanQing <udknight@...il.com>
> ---
>   Sorry for my mistake, I believe I do the full
>   kernel source find|grep, but the reality is I
>   forget  take_over_console.

I would rather revert dc9641895abb which purported to delete
_unneeded_ functions than have this. Obviously the functions
were needed.

Regards,
Peter Hurley
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