Re: [partial patch] 2.6.14-mm2 bugs and fixes

[Greg KH]

On Sun, Nov 13, 2005 at 10:55:52AM -0800, Andrew Morton wrote:
> Bernhard Rosenkraenzer <bero@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > drivers/usb/core/message.c no longer exports usb_get_string, this
> > breaks some external drivers (probably most notably ndiswrapper) --
> > attached patch #2 reverts this.
> 
> Agree.  We shouldn't be ripping out exported symbols with zero notice like
> this.  We have a process for doing this.

I had no idea no one else used this symbol, as nothing in-kernel does,
sorry.  Care to tell me why you need this function?  A USB driver should
not use it, but rather use the already-cached strings the USB core
provides for you.

thanks,

greg k-h
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