linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] utrace: remove exports

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Message-ID: <20070430091244.GA949@infradead.org>
Date:	Mon, 30 Apr 2007 10:12:44 +0100
From:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
To:	Roland McGrath <roland@...hat.com>
Cc:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>, akpm@...l.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] utrace: remove exports

On Sun, Apr 29, 2007 at 09:02:32PM -0700, Roland McGrath wrote:
> > EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(utrace_attach);
> > 
> > 	There is not modular user of this, so this and the other utrace_
> > 	functions should not be exported.  Nor do I think that exporting
> > 	such a low-level process control is nessecary a good idea, but
> > 	we'll have to evaluate that if patches to add users show up.
> 
> If you remove the exports, just throw the whole thing away.
> The reason utrace exists is to be used by modules.

used != used by modules.  Even without things exported you can use
things in the kernel.  Once we have a valid modular use case we can
add exports.

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