linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/4] file: export __alloc

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Message-ID: <20180730163155.GA27761@infradead.org>
Date:   Mon, 30 Jul 2018 09:31:55 -0700
From:   Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
To:     Christian Brauner <christian@...uner.io>
Cc:     viro@...iv.linux.org.uk, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, arve@...roid.com, tkjos@...roid.com,
        maco@...roid.com, rlove@...gle.com, ben@...adent.org.uk
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] file: export __alloc_fd()

On Mon, Jul 30, 2018 at 04:37:07PM +0200, Christian Brauner wrote:
> The Android binder driver will be turned into a module. Since it uses
> __alloc_fd() we need to export this function.

Err, hell no.

It should be using an anon fd probably.