From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1752411AbXLKLlB (ORCPT ); Tue, 11 Dec 2007 06:41:01 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751265AbXLKLkx (ORCPT ); Tue, 11 Dec 2007 06:40:53 -0500 Received: from hosted01.westnet.com.au ([203.10.1.211]:37832 "EHLO hosted01.westnet.com.au" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751186AbXLKLkw (ORCPT ); Tue, 11 Dec 2007 06:40:52 -0500 X-Greylist: delayed 1457 seconds by postgrey-1.27 at vger.kernel.org; Tue, 11 Dec 2007 06:40:52 EST Message-ID: <475E718A.5080001@snapgear.com> Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2007 21:16:26 +1000 From: Greg Ungerer User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.9 (X11/20071115) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Bernd Schmidt CC: Adrian Bunk , Andrew Morton , penguin-kernel@I-love.SAKURA.ne.jp, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Paul Mundt , David Howells Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add EXPORT_SYMBOL(ksize); References: <200712021743.GBH12983.FHOFVJOMFLOStQ@I-love.SAKURA.ne.jp> <20071202134841.GI15974@stusta.de> <20071203153459.ac19dae3.akpm@linux-foundation.org> <20071206210248.GN15974@stusta.de> <475E6A99.1050800@t-online.de> In-Reply-To: <475E6A99.1050800@t-online.de> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-PMX-Branch: TNG-Outgoing Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Bernd Schmidt wrote: > A couple of Cc:s added. > > Adrian Bunk wrote: >> On Mon, Dec 03, 2007 at 03:34:59PM -0800, Andrew Morton wrote: >>> On Sun, 2 Dec 2007 14:48:42 +0100 >>> Adrian Bunk wrote: >>> >>>> On Sun, Dec 02, 2007 at 05:43:39PM +0900, Tetsuo Handa wrote: >>>>> mm/slub.c exports ksize(), but mm/slob.c and mm/slab.c don't. I don't know why. >>>>> ... >>>> That's due to the fact that my patch to remove this unused export from >>>> slub was not yet applied... >>>> >>>> Where is the modular in-kernel user? >>>> >>> binfmt_flat.c, binfmt_elf_fdpic.c. >> I could have sworn I had checked that both are bools, but BINFMT_FLAT is >> actually a tristate. >> >> Is anyone actually using binfmt_flat modular (considering it's only >> available for !MMU embedded systems)? If yes, then only exporting >> ksize() will not be enough for getting it working modular... > > We're not using modular binfmt_flat on the Blackfin, but I can't speak > for other architectures. I don't know of any architectures that do (or have ever) used these as modules. Regards Greg ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Greg Ungerer -- Chief Software Dude EMAIL: gerg@snapgear.com SnapGear -- a Secure Computing Company PHONE: +61 7 3435 2888 825 Stanley St, FAX: +61 7 3891 3630 Woolloongabba, QLD, 4102, Australia WEB: http://www.SnapGear.com