linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Export symbol ksize()

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Date:	Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:46:51 +0200
From:	"Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill@...temov.name>
To:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@...helsinki.fi>
Cc:	Christoph Lameter <cl@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Matt Mackall <mpm@...enic.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-mm@...ck.org, linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org,
	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Export symbol ksize()

On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 03:35:03PM +0200, Pekka Enberg wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 3:21 PM, Kirill A. Shutemov
> <kirill@...temov.name> wrote:
> > It needed for crypto.ko
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Kirill A. Shutemov <kirill@...temov.name>
> 
> That's bit terse for a changelog. I did a quick grep but wasn't able
> to find the offending call-site. Where is it?

Commit 7b2cd92a in lastest Linus's git.

> 
> We unexported ksize() because it's a problematic interface and you
> almost certainly want to use the alternatives (e.g. krealloc). I think
> I need bit more convincing to apply this patch...

It just a quick fix. If anybody knows better solution, I have no
objections.

-- 
Regards,  Kirill A. Shutemov
 + Belarus, Minsk
 + ALT Linux Team, http://www.altlinux.org/

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