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Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2006 23:30:46 +0000
From: Al Viro <viro@ftp.linux.org.uk>
To: Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de>
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Subject: Re: [2.6 patch] fs/libfs.c: unexport simple_rename
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On Sat, Jan 07, 2006 at 10:51:34PM +0100, Adrian Bunk wrote:
> This patch removes the unused EXPORT_SYMBOL(simple_rename).

fatal error: engage your brain or sod off.

Let me put it that way: libfs is a fscking _library_.  Exported symbols
there are exported for purpose; presense or absense of current modular
users does not matter.