Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:23:52 +0100 | From | Alan Cox <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] alternative^2 to sys_indirect: socket, socketpair |
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On Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:37:47 -0700 Ulrich Drepper <drepper@redhat.com> wrote:
> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Alan Cox wrote: > > >> -int sock_map_fd(struct socket *sock) > >> +static int sock_map_fd_flags(struct socket *sock, int flags) > > sock_map_fd is exported to modules. Isn't it a big no-no to change > those interfaces?
Upstream no. We just fix the users. The aversion to changing exported symbols between kernels is strictly an enterprise vendor thing.
Alan
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