linux-kernel - Re: [2.6 patch] kernel/sched.c: remove 2 unused exports

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Message-ID: <20070719084439.GA22825@elte.hu>
Date:	Thu, 19 Jul 2007 10:44:39 +0200
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...sta.de>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [2.6 patch] kernel/sched.c: remove 2 unused exports


* Adrian Bunk <bunk@...sta.de> wrote:

> On Tue, Jul 17, 2007 at 09:22:33PM +0200, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> > 
> > * Adrian Bunk <bunk@...sta.de> wrote:
> > 
> > > This patch removes the following unused exports:
> > > - EXPORT_SYMBOL(cond_resched_softirq);
> > > - EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__wake_up_sync);
> > 
> > these are there for API completeness - their counterparts are exported.
> 
> Why is something with a comment "For internal use only" part of the 
> API?

yeah, you are right about __wake_up_sync. We'll likely remove sync 
wakeups anyway, and the export is GPL, so it's not a big issue.

The point remains for cond_resched_softirq() though - it's a symmetric 
export to cond_resched()'s export. (I think you should smarten your 
scripts about such 'API family' exports, to avoid false positives.)

	Ingo
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