linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/4] export kernel call get_task

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Message-Id: <20110420164621.3d817c4f.akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Date:	Wed, 20 Apr 2011 16:46:21 -0700
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	james_p_freyensee@...ux.intel.com
Cc:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>, David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, suhail.ahmed@...el.com,
	christophe.guerard@...el.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] export kernel call get_task_comm().

On Wed, 20 Apr 2011 16:16:08 -0700
J Freyensee <james_p_freyensee@...ux.intel.com> wrote:

> On Wed, 2011-04-20 at 16:11 -0700, Andrew Morton wrote:
> > On Wed, 20 Apr 2011 12:14:21 -0700
> > Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de> wrote:
> > 
> > > > But as David pointed out, if there is work other than mine coming that
> > > > has already been proposed, wouldn't it be good to get this patch in
> > > > place now to start the encouragement of future eyes to just call this
> > > > function than re-invent the wheel?
> > > 
> > > No, then those projects submit the patch to export this, if they happen
> > > to get to mainline before this one does.
> > > 
> > > Again, don't export something unless you are using it at the time, no
> > > "this is to be used hopefully by something in the future" type stuff
> > > please.  Who knows if those future plans ever pan out.
> > 
> > Well there's an easy solution here.  Send the patch to export
> > get_task_comm(), then send along some patches which fix
> > 
> > z:/usr/src/linux-2.6.39-rc4> grep -r 'current->comm' drivers | wc -l
> > 89
> > 
> 
> Andrew, so does this mean you want me to send this patch to export
> get_task_comm() to you then?
> 

That works.  But Greg might see us doing it, so some additional
mergeable patches which *need* that export will keep him happy.

(iow, you're being extorted into doing some kernel cleanup work)
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