Re: [2.6 patch] make UNIX a bool

From: Adrian Bunk
Date: Fri Mar 03 2006 - 12:53:17 EST


On Fri, Mar 03, 2006 at 12:50:51PM -0500, James C. Georgas wrote:
> On Fri, 2006-03-03 at 16:10 +0100, Adrian Bunk wrote:
> > On Fri, Mar 03, 2006 at 09:48:46AM -0500, James C. Georgas wrote:
> > >
> > > Ok, if I understand you correctly now, there is a function defined in
> > > another part of the kernel, which is _called_ by AF_UNIX, and it is for
> > > this function that the other part of the kernel must export a symbol?
> > >
> > > But you only need to do this so that modules can use the function,
> > > because if, instead, the driver is built in, then the function is
> > > directly in scope, and can be called explicitly?
> >
> > Correct.
>
> Ok, I understand.
>
> What are the exported symbols, and where are they defined?
>
> I read the post you linked to earlier, but I got nothing when I grepped
> for "get_max_files", which was mentioned.

You must look at the latest -mm.

> James C. Georgas <jgeorgas@xxxxxxxxxx>

cu
Adrian

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