linux-kernel - Re: get_task_comm() not exported?

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Date:	Mon, 19 Jan 2009 07:36:19 +0900 (JST)
From:	KOSAKI Motohiro <kosaki.motohiro@...fujitsu.com>
To:	lirc@...telmus.de (Christoph Bartelmus)
Cc:	kosaki.motohiro@...fujitsu.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: get_task_comm() not exported?

Hi

> Hi,
> 
> is there any reason why get_task_comm() is not exported in fs/exec.c?

In general, the only function of anybody necessarity explained is exported.
if you want to export get_task_comm(), you need to explain reasonable reason.

> 
> I'd like to use get_task_comm() from a kernel module and get unresolved  
> symbol errors.
> 
> Adding EXPORT_SYMBOL(get_task_comm); to fs/exec.c fixes the problem.
> 
> Cheers,
> Christoph
> 
> Please Cc.
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