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From: R.E.Wolff@BitWizard.nl (Rogier Wolff)
To: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Cc: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@mandrakesoft.com>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: EXPORT_NO_SYMBOLS vs. (null) ?
Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2000 18:40:07 +0100 (MET)	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <200011181740.SAA14504@cave.bitwizard.nl> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <E13xBXm-0001s7-00@the-village.bc.nu> from Alan Cox at "Nov 18, 2000 05:12:49 pm"

Alan Cox wrote:
> > What is the difference between a module that exports no symbols and
> > includes EXPORT_NO_SYMBOLS reference, and such a module that lacks
> > EXPORT_NO_SYMBOLS?
> > 
> > Alan once upbraided me for assuming they were the same :)
> 
> EXPORT_NO_SYMBOLS		-	nothing exported
> MODULE_foo			-	export specific symbol
> 
> none of the above, export all globals but without modvers
                                ^^^^^^^ and statics!!!!

I consider that a bug, but... 

				Roger. 

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  reply	other threads:[~2000-11-18 18:10 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2000-11-18  5:15 EXPORT_NO_SYMBOLS vs. (null) ? Jeff Garzik
2000-11-18  7:40 ` Keith Owens
2000-11-18 17:12 ` Alan Cox
2000-11-18 17:40   ` Rogier Wolff [this message]
2000-11-18 17:45     ` Jeff Garzik
2000-11-18 17:50       ` Rogier Wolff
2000-11-18 18:44         ` Jeff Garzik
2000-11-19  8:12         ` Keith Owens

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