linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] [39/40] i386: Export paravirt

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Message-ID: <20070430134001.GC25929@bingen.suse.de>
Date:	Mon, 30 Apr 2007 15:40:01 +0200
From:	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>
To:	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>
Cc:	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>, Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...ux01.gwdg.de>,
	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>, mingo@...e.hu,
	patches@...-64.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] [39/40] i386: Export paravirt_ops for non GPL modules too

> FWIW I think doing this first will be better, exposing _all_ to non GNU
> modules will weaken whatever case we might have to take it away later.

I have no problems taking it away later again. Or rather taking
away the symbols where non GPL code clearly has no business messing
with.

I don't think that applies to save_fl/restore_fl/irq_disable/irq_enable 
though. Undecided yet about the page table manipulation code (set_pte etc.)


-Andi
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