linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Add EXPORT

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Date:	Sun, 2 Dec 2007 19:46:29 -0200
From:	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
To:	Tetsuo Handa <penguin-kernel@...ove.SAKURA.ne.jp>
Cc:	bunk@...nel.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add EXPORT_SYMBOL(ksize);

Em Mon, Dec 03, 2007 at 06:34:20AM +0900, Tetsuo Handa escreveu:
> Hello.
> 
> Adrian Bunk wrote:
> > > mm/slub.c exports ksize(), but mm/slob.c and mm/slab.c don't. I don't know why.
> > That's due to the fact that my patch to remove this unused export from 
> > slub was not yet applied...
> So, removing exports is intended thing?

The ones that are leftovers from past, valid, uses, yes. Kudos to Adrian
for being the zealot in action!
 
> > Where is the modular in-kernel user?
> I don't know.
> But I think ksize() should be available to kernel modules as well as kmalloc() etc.

Why do you think so? You have to justify that with some valid use.
 
- Arnaldo
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