linux-kernel - Re: [patch 2.6.12-rc2] PNP: export pnp_bus

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Message-Id: <1167258618.3281.4112.camel@laptopd505.fenrus.org>
Date:	Wed, 27 Dec 2006 23:30:18 +0100
From:	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>
To:	David Brownell <david-b@...bell.net>
Cc:	Adam Belay <abelay@...ell.com>, ambx1@....rr.com,
	Linux Kernel list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [patch 2.6.12-rc2] PNP: export pnp_bus_type

On Wed, 2006-12-27 at 13:47 -0800, David Brownell wrote:
> The PNP framework doesn't export "pnp_bus_type", which is an unfortunate
> exception to the policy followed by pretty much every other bus.  I noticed
> this when I had to find a device in order to provide its platform_data.

can you please merge the export together with the driver? We already
have way too many unused exports, and the only sane way is to merge the
export with the user..... (and yes exports are not free, they take up
100 to 150 bytes of kernel size for example)



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