linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH RFC] [1/9] Core module symbol namespaces code and intro.

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Message-ID: <20071122120350.GA5378@infradead.org>
Date:	Thu, 22 Nov 2007 12:03:50 +0000
From:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
To:	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>
Cc:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, sam@...nborg.org,
	rusty@...tcorp.com.au
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC] [1/9] Core module symbol namespaces code and intro.

On Thu, Nov 22, 2007 at 12:54:49PM +0100, Andi Kleen wrote:
> On Thursday 22 November 2007 12:06, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> > Very nice, looking forward to organize the exports mess a bit more.
> 
> I would need people to help me converting more subsystems to this new scheme.
> 
> In particular all exports that are only used by a single module are direct 
> candidates for a namespace. For the others it has to be checked by someone
> who knows the particular subsystem well.
> 
> e.g. for SCSI it would be nice to put the symbols only used by sd/sr/sg etc.
> into a namespace.

True.  I'll take care of the scsi bits once this goes in.
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