linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v10 13/15] platform/x86: wmi: create userspace interface for drivers

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Date:   Fri, 20 Oct 2017 17:08:50 +0200
From:   Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>
To:     Mario.Limonciello@...l.com
Cc:     hch@....de, greg@...ah.com, dvhart@...radead.org,
        andy.shevchenko@...il.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org, luto@...nel.org,
        quasisec@...gle.com, pali.rohar@...il.com, rjw@...ysocki.net,
        mjg59@...gle.com, gnomes@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk
Subject: Re: [PATCH v10 13/15] platform/x86: wmi: create userspace
        interface for drivers

On Fri, Oct 20, 2017 at 03:07:27PM +0000, Mario.Limonciello@...l.com wrote:
> No drivers do this today, it's obviously not a good idea.
> I was just saying it's hypothetical.

If there is no one using the exported methods don't export them.