Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 30 Apr 2007 10:12:44 +0100 | From | Christoph Hellwig <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] utrace: remove exports |
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On Sun, Apr 29, 2007 at 09:02:32PM -0700, Roland McGrath wrote: > > EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(utrace_attach); > > > > There is not modular user of this, so this and the other utrace_ > > functions should not be exported. Nor do I think that exporting > > such a low-level process control is nessecary a good idea, but > > we'll have to evaluate that if patches to add users show up. > > If you remove the exports, just throw the whole thing away. > The reason utrace exists is to be used by modules.
used != used by modules. Even without things exported you can use things in the kernel. Once we have a valid modular use case we can add exports.
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