Re: [PATCH] utrace: remove exports

[Christoph Hellwig]

On Sun, Apr 29, 2007 at 09:02:32PM -0700, Roland McGrath wrote:
> > EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(utrace_attach);
> > 
> > 	There is not modular user of this, so this and the other utrace_
> > 	functions should not be exported.  Nor do I think that exporting
> > 	such a low-level process control is nessecary a good idea, but
> > 	we'll have to evaluate that if patches to add users show up.
> 
> If you remove the exports, just throw the whole thing away.
> The reason utrace exists is to be used by modules.

used != used by modules.  Even without things exported you can use
things in the kernel.  Once we have a valid modular use case we can
add exports.

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