linux-kernel - Re: [2.6 patch] i386: unexport machine

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Message-Id: <20070828010741.19fccb06.akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Date:	Tue, 28 Aug 2007 01:07:41 -0700
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [2.6 patch] i386: unexport machine_id

On Mon, 27 Aug 2007 23:28:08 +0200 Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.org> wrote:

> This patch removes the unused EXPORT_SYMBOL(machine_id).
> 
> Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.org>
> 
> ---
> 
> This patch has been sent on:
> - 14 Aug 2007
> 
> --- a/arch/i386/kernel/setup.c
> +++ b/arch/i386/kernel/setup.c
> @@ -86,9 +86,6 @@ unsigned long mmu_cr4_features;
>  
>  /* for MCA, but anyone else can use it if they want */
>  unsigned int machine_id;
> -#ifdef CONFIG_MCA
> -EXPORT_SYMBOL(machine_id);
> -#endif
>  unsigned int machine_submodel_id;
>  unsigned int BIOS_revision;
>  unsigned int mca_pentium_flag;

You know my position on removal of exports with no warning.

If the relevant maintainer chooses to apply the patch then ho hum I have
other things to think about.  Your best shot at getting this sort of thing
merged would be to cc the appropriate maintainer.

Or, better, use __deprecated_for_modules.  That's what it was added for.
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