Re: [PATCH] re-export genapic on i386

From: Zwane Mwaikambo
Date: Thu Sep 08 2005 - 12:10:47 EST


On Thu, 8 Sep 2005, Jan Beulich wrote:

> (Note: Patch also attached because the inline version is certain to get
> line wrapped.)
>
> A change not too long ago made i386's genapic symbol no longer be
> exported,
> and thus certain low-level functions no longer be usable. Since
> close-to-
> the-hardware code may still be modular, this rectifies the situation.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxxxx>

Since there are no in-kernel tree users of this, i suggest that you keep
it as a seperate patch, and generally for all exports that you may require
for your external work. Then when/if your work gets merged you can submit
it.

Thanks,
Zwane

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