Re: [PATCH 1/16][BUG] Export kobject_rename for pci_hotplug_core (Not for mainline!)

Alex Chiang
2008-03-21T16:45:58Z

* Greg KH <gregkh@suse.de>:
> On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 09:56:05AM -0600, Alex Chiang wrote:
> > Hi Greg,
> >
> > This patch looks like a candidate for the current 2.6.25 cycle.
> > Any chance of getting it in there?
>
> Is this a problem today? I don't see it being one, so when you need
> this function exported, we can do it then. Otherwise people will just
> start sending me patches unexporting it as they don't see any in-kernel
> users of it :)
>
> So just keep it as part of your patchset, it's easier for everyone that
> way.

Ok, sounds fair to me.

> And it will remind me to verify that you really should be calling
> kobject_rename and not just getting the name correctly the first time
> around...{hint}

I'm pretty sure we really do need to call it, but I appreciate
your future review. ;)

/ac