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Date:   Fri, 19 Feb 2021 10:30:35 +0000
From:   Christoph Hellwig <hch@infradead.org>
To:     Petr Mladek <pmladek@suse.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] kthread: add kthread_mod_pending_delayed_work api
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On Fri, Feb 19, 2021 at 11:27:13AM +0100, Petr Mladek wrote:
> I am personally fine with adding this API. I am going to
> comment the original code. Well, there might be a push-back
> from other people because there will be no in-tree user.

Adding a new API without an intree user is a complete no-go.