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Date:	Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:40:51 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	drepper@...hat.com
Cc:	alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] alternative^2 to sys_indirect: socket, socketpair

From: Ulrich Drepper <drepper@...hat.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:37:47 -0700

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> Alan Cox wrote:
> 
> >> -int sock_map_fd(struct socket *sock)
> >> +static int sock_map_fd_flags(struct socket *sock, int flags)
> 
> sock_map_fd is exported to modules.  Isn't it a big no-no to change
> those interfaces?

It's perfectly acceptable to change the interface however
you like when necessary, and merely fix up all the in-tree users.
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