netdev - Re: [PATCH v5 01/11] file: Export __receive

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Message-ID: <20210315090822.GA4166677@infradead.org>
Date:   Mon, 15 Mar 2021 09:08:22 +0000
From:   Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
To:     Xie Yongji <xieyongji@...edance.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 01/11] file: Export __receive_fd() to modules

On Mon, Mar 15, 2021 at 01:37:11PM +0800, Xie Yongji wrote:
> Export __receive_fd() so that some modules can use
> it to pass file descriptor between processes.

I really don't think any non-core code should do that, especilly not
modular mere driver code.