linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] export i386 smp_call_function

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Message-ID: <20070824104242.2f20e2c9@laptopd505.fenrus.org>
Date:	Fri, 24 Aug 2007 10:42:42 -0700
From:	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>
To:	Laurent Vivier <Laurent.Vivier@...l.net>
Cc:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Avi Kivity <avi@...ranet.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] export i386 smp_call_function_mask() to modules

On Fri, 24 Aug 2007 17:36:35 +0200
Laurent Vivier <Laurent.Vivier@...l.net> wrote:

> This patch export i386 smp_call_function_mask() with EXPORT_SYMBOL().
> 
> This function is needed by KVM to call a function on a set of CPUs.
> 
>  arch/i386/kernel/smp.c |    7 +++++++
>  include/asm-i386/smp.h |    9 +++------
>  2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
> 
> Signed-off-by: Laurent Vivier <Laurent.Vivier@...l.net>

hmm isn't it being an inline also making it available for KVM to use?
If so... isn't your patch description entirely not matching what the
code does?
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