Re: 2.5.53 : modules_install warnings

From: Rusty Russell (rusty@rustcorp.com.au)
Date: Thu Jan 02 2003 - 18:54:36 EST


In message <Pine.LNX.3.96.1030102075543.18246D-100000@gatekeeper.tmr.com> you w
rite:
> On Wed, 1 Jan 2003, Rusty Russell wrote:
>
> > That's the point: they use cli, sti and save_flags. All three were
> > eliminated in SMP completely independently of the module changes.
> >
> > Hope I'm being clearer?
>
> Okay, so there are two issues, the SMP issue noted and and changes which
> might be needed to make them work as modules. Gotit, thanks.

Nope, one issue. The SMP issue. There is no module issue here.
These are not the droids you are looking for. 8)

A patch to deprecate those functions might be in order. But so might
a patch to just rip them out.

Hope that buries this,
Rusty.

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