Re: [2.6 patch] mm/slab: unexport kmem_cache_alloc_node

[Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de>]

On Wed, Jul 27, 2005 at 01:19:00PM -0700, Christoph Lameter wrote:
> On Wed, 27 Jul 2005, Andrew Morton wrote:
> 
> > >  	return objp;
> > >  }
> > > -EXPORT_SYMBOL(kmem_cache_alloc_node);
> > >  
> > >  #endif
> > 
> > Even though we don't currently have in-module users, we probably will do so
> > soon and it's a part of the slab API and the slab API is exported to
> > modules.  I don't see much point in partially-exporting the API and
> > applying a patch which we'll soon revert.
> > 
> > Christoph?
> > 
> 
> I fully agree. Drivers will have to use that call in the future in order 
> to properly place their control structures. The e1000 in your tree already 
> does so and may be compiled as a module. Thus applying this patch will 
> break mm.

I don't see e1000 in 2.6.13-rc3-mm2 using it.

And yes, I tried compilation of as much as possible (including e1000) in 
2.6.13-rc3-mm2 with my patch applied before resending it.

cu
Adrian

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