linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] s390 appldata_base: Remove module

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Date:	Fri, 24 Aug 2007 09:37:55 +0200
From:	Martin Schwidefsky <schwidefsky@...ibm.com>
To:	Satyam Sharma <satyam@...radead.org>
Cc:	Gerald Schaefer <gerald.schaefer@...ibm.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] s390 appldata_base: Remove module_exit function and
	modular stuff

On Fri, 2007-08-24 at 04:21 +0530, Satyam Sharma wrote:
> > I has been a module once for debugging purposes That the module_exit
> > function still exists is "historical". We can remove it since it is dead
> > code.
> 
> Thanks, fair enough. Does this mean you're acking them -- I'd prefer both
> the patches to be applied separately. Rationale: we should still fix the
> appldata_exit() related oops _before_ removing it so that in future if
> this needs to be made modular for debugging purpose again, just the
> removal patch can be reverted, but the oops would still be fixed in the
> commit before it.

ACK, the patches are fine.

-- 
blue skies,
  Martin.

"Reality continues to ruin my life." - Calvin.


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