linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/16][BUG] Export kobject_rename for pci_hotplug

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Date:	Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:45:56 -0600
From:	Alex Chiang <achiang@...com>
To:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
Cc:	Kenji Kaneshige <kaneshige.kenji@...fujitsu.com>,
	Gary Hade <garyhade@...ibm.com>,
	Kristen Carlson Accardi <kristen.c.accardi@...el.com>,
	Matthew Wilcox <matthew@....cx>, warthog19@...lescrag.net,
	rick.jones2@...com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-pci@...ey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz, linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH  1/16][BUG] Export kobject_rename for pci_hotplug_core
	(Not for mainline!)

* Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>:
> On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 09:56:05AM -0600, Alex Chiang wrote:
> > Hi Greg,
> > 
> > This patch looks like a candidate for the current 2.6.25 cycle.
> > Any chance of getting it in there?
> 
> Is this a problem today?  I don't see it being one, so when you need
> this function exported, we can do it then.  Otherwise people will just
> start sending me patches unexporting it as they don't see any in-kernel
> users of it :)
> 
> So just keep it as part of your patchset, it's easier for everyone that
> way.

Ok, sounds fair to me.

> And it will remind me to verify that you really should be calling
> kobject_rename and not just getting the name correctly the first time
> around...{hint}

I'm pretty sure we really do need to call it, but I appreciate
your future review. ;)

/ac

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