linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/4] module: unexport each

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Message-Id: <200909240945.19499.rusty@rustcorp.com.au>
Date:	Thu, 24 Sep 2009 09:45:19 +0930
From:	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>
To:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
Cc:	Tim Abbott <tabbott@...lice.com>,
	Alan Jenkins <alan-jenkins@...fmail.co.uk>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-modules@...r.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/4] module: unexport each_symbol()

On Thu, 24 Sep 2009 07:30:22 am Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 01:29:43PM -0400, Tim Abbott wrote:
> > While Ksplice is not in-tree yet, Ksplice is a user of each_symbol (and in 
> > fact was the reason why each_symbol was originally exported).  Is it easy 
> > to modify your patch series so that you don't have to remove each_symbol?
> 
> We don't keep symbols for out of tree junk around.

I expected ksplice to go in earlier, actually.  I applied their export patch
to ease the transition.

I'd still like to see ksplice merged, but it's a big hunk of code.

Rusty.
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