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SubjectRe: [2.6.19 patch] i386/x86_64: remove the unused EXPORT_SYMBOL(dump_trace)
On Tue, 21 Nov 2006 20:18:44 +0000
Christoph Hellwig <hch@infradead.org> wrote:

> On Tue, Nov 21, 2006 at 08:47:30PM +0100, Andi Kleen wrote:
> > On Tuesday 21 November 2006 20:41, Adrian Bunk wrote:
> > > This patch removes the unused EXPORT_SYMBOL(dump_trace) added on i386
> > > and x86_64 in 2.6.19-rc.
> > >
> > > By removing them before the final 2.6.19 we avoid the possibility of
> > > people later whining that we removed exports they started using.
> >
> > I exported it for systemtap so that they can stop using the broken
> > hack they currently use as unwinder.
>
> Nack, dump_trace is nothing that should be export for broken out of tree
> junk.

It is exported for systemtap not random broken out of tree junk, and the
result is a good deal prettier. Systemtap guys really ought to get their
stuff merged too, although how we merge a dynamic module writing tool I'm
not so sure ?

Alan
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