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Subject: Re: [2.6 patch] net/bluetooth/: misc possible cleanups
From: Marcel Holtmann <marcel@holtmann.org>
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Hi Christoph,

> > these functions must stay. They have users outside the mainline kernel
> > that are not merged back yet. Otherwise they won't be exported ;)
> 
> But we traditionally don't keep APIs only for the sake of external modules.
> Exceptions are made if you have short- to mid-term plans to merge them.

it is a short term plan, because otherwise I won't have submitted it in
the first place. And as I said, they are not merged back yet. They are
not tested enough for mainline at the moment.

Regards

Marcel