From: "Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill@shutemov.name>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Export symbol ksize()
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:46:51 +0200
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On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 03:35:03PM +0200, Pekka Enberg wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 3:21 PM, Kirill A. Shutemov
> <kirill@shutemov.name> wrote:
> > It needed for crypto.ko
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Kirill A. Shutemov <kirill@shutemov.name>
>=20
> That's bit terse for a changelog. I did a quick grep but wasn't able
> to find the offending call-site. Where is it?

Commit 7b2cd92a in lastest Linus's git.

>=20
> We unexported ksize() because it's a problematic interface and you
> almost certainly want to use the alternatives (e.g. krealloc). I think
> I need bit more convincing to apply this patch...

It just a quick fix. If anybody knows better solution, I have no
objections.

--=20
Regards,  Kirill A. Shutemov
 + Belarus, Minsk
 + ALT Linux Team, http://www.altlinux.org/

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