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From: Pablo Neira <pablo@eurodev.net>
Subject: Re: EXPORT_SYMBOL(hash_conntrack)
Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 05:10:58 +0200
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Damon Gray wrote:
> I have a need to be able to use hash_conntrack in a kernel module. Does 
> anyone see a problem if hash_conntrack was exported? I'd prefer to use 
> the function instead of duplicating it with jhash_3words just so I don't 
> have to keep track of how hash_conntrack does the hashing.

Well, all the current exported symbols are used by other modules in 
kernel mainline and pom-ng. So you'll have to justify such exportation 
with some kind of candidate client (maybe your module) that could be 
useful for everyone.

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Pablo