Re: RFC: [2.6 patch] small IPMI cleanup

[Corey Minyard]

Adrian Bunk wrote:

> > these functions that are perhaps not in the kernel yet (and perhaps 
> > never make it into the mainstream kernel).  Some of the statics do need 
> > to be cleaned up, though.
> >    
>
> Why shouldn't they make it into the mainstream kernel?
>  
Sometimes people create specific tools that only support a specific type 
of board.  I'm not sure every single thing written to go into the kernel 
should be included i nthe mainstream kernel.  It's a hard call, but if 
it for some very specific thing then the vendor may not be interested in 
doing this.

>  
>
> > The IPMI driver was designed so that in-kernel users can use it as 
> > easily as userland users.  So these are important parts of the interface.
> >    
>
> For userland users, a global kernel function (even if EXPORT_SYMBOL'ed) 
> is useless.
>  
Right, but it has to be there for the in-kernel users.

-Corey
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