linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] alternative^2 to sys

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Message-ID: <20080424182352.693f818b@the-village.bc.nu>
Date:	Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:23:52 +0100
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Ulrich Drepper <drepper@...hat.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, torvalds@...ux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] alternative^2 to sys_indirect: socket, socketpair

On Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:37:47 -0700
Ulrich Drepper <drepper@...hat.com> wrote:

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> Alan Cox wrote:
> 
> >> -int sock_map_fd(struct socket *sock)
> >> +static int sock_map_fd_flags(struct socket *sock, int flags)
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> sock_map_fd is exported to modules.  Isn't it a big no-no to change
> those interfaces?

Upstream no. We just fix the users. The aversion to changing exported
symbols between kernels is strictly an enterprise vendor thing. 

Alan
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