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From: Patrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/12 net-2.6.25] [NETNS]: Re-export init_net via EXPORT_SYMBOL.
Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2008 18:04:40 +0100
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To: "Denis V. Lunev" <den@openvz.org>
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Denis V. Lunev wrote:
> init_net is used added as a parameter to a lot of old API calls, f.e.
> ip_dev_find. These calls were exported as EXPORT_SYMBOL. So, export init_net
> as EXPORT_SYMBOL to keep networking API consistent.


I think this should go in 2.6.24 if still possible so people
don't have to find workarounds that will be obsolete one
version later.