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

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Message-ID: <AuEeLWHZjFB@christoph>
Date:	20 Jan 2009 22:24:00 +0100
From:	lirc@...telmus.de (Christoph Bartelmus)
To:	kosaki.motohiro@...fujitsu.com
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: get_task_comm() not exported?

Hi,

on 19 Jan 09 at 07:36, KOSAKI Motohiro wrote:
>> 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.

It's nothing that important: just want to print the executable name to the  
logs during error handling. get_task_comm() is the required accessor  
function.

http://lirc.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/lirc/lirc/drivers/lirc_dev/lirc_dev.c?revision=1.70&view=markup

Cheers,
Christoph
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