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From: David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>
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Subject: Re: {un,}register_key_type are unused 
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> I just noticed that {un,}register_key_type in security/keys/key.c are 
> EXPORT_SYMBOL'ed but completely unused.
> 
> Is any in-kernel usage for them pending,

Several usages under development. kAFS, ecryptfs, OpenAFS to name three.

> or is a patch to remove these functions OK?

No.

David