[PATCH 0/4] Re: EXPORT_SYMBOL_NOVERS (was: Re: 2.6.9-rc1-mm3)

[Geert Uytterhoeven]

On Mon, 6 Sep 2004, Zwane Mwaikambo wrote:
> On Mon, 6 Sep 2004, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> > On Fri, 3 Sep 2004, Zwane Mwaikambo wrote:
> > > - arch/m32r/kernel/m32r_ksyms, EXPORT_SYMBOL_NOVERS is deprecated, use
> > >   EXPORT_SYMBOL.
> >
> > Hint for the kernel janitors? I've just counted +300 of them...
>
> Thats a good idea, could you get it on the janitor todo list?

No need to bug the janitors, I created a few patches myself:
  1. Convert all in-kernel users of the deprecated EXPORT_SYMBOL_NOVERS() to
     EXPORT_SYMBOL().
  2. Now all users of the deprecated EXPORT_SYMBOL_NOVERS are gone, ctags
     doesn't have to care about it anymore.
  3. Remove deprecated EXPORT_SYMBOL_NOVERS() support from UML.
  4. Remove deprecated EXPORT_SYMBOL_NOVERS() support completely.

The last patch may be delayed until 2.7 because of backwards compatibility
reasons for out-of-tree drivers.

All patches are untested, but Obviously Correct(TM).

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

						Geert

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