Re: [PATCH RFC] [1/9] Core module symbol namespaces code and intro.

Roland Dreier
2007-11-26T05:58:27Z

> > I agree that we shouldn't make things too hard for out-of-tree
> > modules, but I disagree with your first statement: there clearly is a
> > large class of symbols that are used by multiple modules but which are
> > not generically useful -- they are only useful by a certain small class
> > of modules.
>
> If it is so clear, you should be able to easily provide examples?

Sure -- Andi's example of symbols required only by TCP congestion
modules; the SCSI internals that Christoph wants to mark; the symbols
exported by my mlx4_core driver (which I admit are currently only used
by the mlx4_ib driver, but which will also be used by at least the
ethernet NIC driver for the same hardware). I thought this was
already covered repeatedly in the thread and indeed in Andi's code so
there was no need to repeat it...