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SubjectRe: [PATCH v8 7/7] x86, mm: Add set_memory_wt() for WT
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On Thu, 2015-02-26 at 12:30 +0100, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> * Toshi Kani <toshi.kani@hp.com> wrote:
>
> > On Wed, 2015-02-25 at 08:22 +0100, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> > > * Toshi Kani <toshi.kani@hp.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > +int set_pages_array_wt(struct page **pages, int addrinarray)
> > > > +{
> > > > + return _set_pages_array(pages, addrinarray, _PAGE_CACHE_MODE_WT);
> > > > +}
> > > > +EXPORT_SYMBOL(set_pages_array_wt);
> > >
> > > So by default we make new APIs EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(): we
> > > don't want proprietary modules mucking around with new code
> > > PAT interfaces, we only want modules we can analyze and fix
> > > in detail.
> >
> > Right. I have one question for this case. This
> > set_pages_array_wt() extends the set_pages_array_xx()
> > family, which are all exported with EXPORT_SYMBOL()
> > today. In this case, should we keep them exported in the
> > consistent manner, or should we still use GPL when adding
> > a new one?
>
> Still keep it GPL, it's a new API that old modules
> obviously don't use.

Got it. Thanks for the clarification.
-Toshi



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