From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S932159AbWDROTs (ORCPT ); Tue, 18 Apr 2006 10:19:48 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S932179AbWDROTs (ORCPT ); Tue, 18 Apr 2006 10:19:48 -0400 Received: from mailout.stusta.mhn.de ([141.84.69.5]:23557 "HELO mailout.stusta.mhn.de") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S932158AbWDROTr (ORCPT ); Tue, 18 Apr 2006 10:19:47 -0400 Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2006 16:19:46 +0200 From: Adrian Bunk To: Evgeniy Polyakov Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [RFC: 2.6 patch] net/netlink/: possible cleanups Message-ID: <20060418141946.GC11582@stusta.de> References: <20060413162710.GE4162@stusta.de> <20060413.132603.94193712.davem@davemloft.net> <20060414103202.GF4162@stusta.de> <20060414105610.GA18149@2ka.mipt.ru> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20060414105610.GA18149@2ka.mipt.ru> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.11+cvs20060403 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Fri, Apr 14, 2006 at 02:56:12PM +0400, Evgeniy Polyakov wrote: >... > Although it is always statically built systems, it is still very > convenient way of netlink usage for others (future modular systems). I do understand Dave's "new API, users are expected soon" point. OTOH, we also have to always check whether users are expected soon (and recheck whether there are really users after some time) since every single export makes the kernel larger for nearly everyone. > Evgeniy Polyakov cu Adrian -- "Is there not promise of rain?" Ling Tan asked suddenly out of the darkness. There had been need of rain for many days. "Only a promise," Lao Er said. Pearl S. Buck - Dragon Seed