From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Marcel Holtmann Subject: Re: [2.6 patch] net/bluetooth/: misc possible cleanups Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2004 10:54:59 +0100 Message-ID: <1103018099.2143.127.camel@pegasus> References: <20041214041352.GZ23151@stusta.de> <1103009649.2143.65.camel@pegasus> <20041214094543.GA963@infradead.org> Reply-To: bluez-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Adrian Bunk , Max Krasnyansky , BlueZ Mailing List , Linux Kernel Mailing List , Network Development Mailing List Return-path: To: Christoph Hellwig In-Reply-To: <20041214094543.GA963@infradead.org> Sender: bluez-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: bluez-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: List-Id: netdev.vger.kernel.org Hi Christoph, > > these functions must stay. They have users outside the mainline kernel > > that are not merged back yet. Otherwise they won't be exported ;) > > But we traditionally don't keep APIs only for the sake of external modules. > Exceptions are made if you have short- to mid-term plans to merge them. it is a short term plan, because otherwise I won't have submitted it in the first place. And as I said, they are not merged back yet. They are not tested enough for mainline at the moment. Regards Marcel ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/