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

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Message-Id: <200612281410.31981.david-b@pacbell.net>
Date:	Thu, 28 Dec 2006 14:10:31 -0800
From:	David Brownell <david-b@...bell.net>
To:	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>
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 Thursday 28 December 2006 2:05 am, Arjan van de Ven wrote:
> 
> > Hmm, then maybe it'd be worth updating that patch I just sent so that
> > the only change is to switch #includes for the extern decl ... i.e. to
> > "export" it only to other statically linked kernel code, rather than to
> > modules.  I'll do that.
> > 
> > My own question about that EXPORT_SYMBOL was whether it instead be
> > an EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL, but if either one costs bytes ... I'm happy to
> > avoid that cost!
> 
> no export if it's not *really* need is obviously superior to either of
> those so yes I like the patch you're talking about already without even
> having seen it ;)

The change is trivial ... in pnp/driver.c strike the EXPORT_SYMBOL.
So I won't bother posting it to this list; I hate wasting electrons.

I sent the updated patch to Andrew, but evidently just missed his
2.6.20-rc2-mm1 cutoff.

- Dave

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