Messages in this thread Patch in this message | | | Date | Mon, 2 May 2005 03:46:08 +0200 | From | Adrian Bunk <> | Subject | [2.6 patch] __deprecated_for_modules panic_timeout |
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On Sat, Apr 23, 2005 at 04:56:09PM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote: > Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de> wrote: > > > > I didn't find any possible modular usage in the kernel. > > > > panic_timeout has many in-kernel users and it is used from within a module > in 2.4.30. > > Hence it is easily possible that some out-of-tree code is dependent upon > this export, hence I shan't be applying this patch.
Patch to deprecate it is below.
cu Adrian
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--- linux-2.6.12-rc3-mm2-full/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt.old 2005-05-02 00:03:06.000000000 +0200 +++ linux-2.6.12-rc3-mm2-full/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt 2005-05-02 00:03:52.000000000 +0200 @@ -65,0 +66,8 @@ + +--------------------------- + +What: remove EXPORT_SYMBOL(panic_timeout) +When: April 2006 +Files: kernel/panic.c +Why: No modular usage in the kernel. +Who: Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de> --- linux-2.6.12-rc3-mm2-full/include/linux/kernel.h.old 2005-05-02 00:04:02.000000000 +0200 +++ linux-2.6.12-rc3-mm2-full/include/linux/kernel.h 2005-05-02 00:04:22.000000000 +0200 @@ -163 +163 @@ -extern int panic_timeout; +extern __deprecated_for_modules int panic_timeout; - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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