Re: [-mm patch] arch/i386/kernel/apic.c: make modern_apic() static

[Adrian Bunk]

On Fri, Mar 31, 2006 at 05:02:19PM +0200, Andi Kleen wrote:
> On Friday 31 March 2006 16:56, Adrian Bunk wrote:
> > This patch makes a nnedlessly global function static.
> 
> Disagree. It will be likely used in more code in the future.

If this "likely" case becomes reality at any time in the future, 
reverting my patch will be trivial.

OTOH, I have seen too many cases where people have said "I will need 
this soon", and one year later it was still unused.

> -Andi

cu
Adrian

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