linux-kernel - Re: Reminder for feature Unused EXPORT_SYMBOL/EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL exports removal date before 2.6.19 Nov 2006

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Message-ID: <20090702231246.1a144b61@infradead.org>
Date:	Thu, 2 Jul 2009 23:12:46 -0700
From:	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>
To:	Jaswinder Singh Rajput <jaswinder@...nel.org>
Cc:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Reminder for feature Unused EXPORT_SYMBOL/EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL
 exports removal date before 2.6.19 Nov 2006

On Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:33:43 +0530
Jaswinder Singh Rajput <jaswinder@...nel.org> wrote:

> Hello Arjan,
> 
> What:   Unused EXPORT_SYMBOL/EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL exports
>         (temporary transition config option provided until then)
>         The transition config option will also be removed at the same
> time. When:   before 2.6.19
> Why:    Unused symbols are both increasing the size of the kernel
> binary and are often a sign of "wrong API"
> Who:    Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...ux.intel.com>
> 
> If you are facing any issue regarding feature removal kindly update
> the "Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt" like what you are
> waiting for.
> 
> Thanks,
> --
> JSR
> 
> http://userweb.kernel.org/~jaswinder/
> 

??

what are you suggesting?

unused symbols are getting marked and later approved as appropriate...


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