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Subject: Re: [PATCH] RCU: Reduce size of rcu_head 1 of 2
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Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au> wrote:
>
> 	Gratuitous change to API during stable series BAD BAD BAD.  If
> you drop this it stays as is until 2.8.  The extra arg in
> unneccessary, but breaking it is worse.

There won't be any out-of-tree users by then.