Re: [RFC,PATCHSET] Managed device resources

From: Tejun Heo
Date: Sun Jan 07 2007 - 23:07:39 EST


Greg KH wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 04, 2007 at 05:26:43PM -0500, Jeff Garzik wrote:
>> Greg KH wrote:
>>> Hm, but I guess without the follow-up patches for libata, it will not
>>> really get tested much. Jeff, if I accept this, what's your feelings of
>>> letting libata be the "test bed" for it?
>>
>> It would be easiest for me to merge this through my
>> libata-dev.git#upstream tree. That will auto-propagate it to -mm, and
>> ensure that both base and libata bits are sent in one batch.
>>
>> Just shout if you see NAK-able bits...
>>
>> Work for you?
>
> That works for me.

Great, I'll push it through Jeff.

> The only question I have is on the EXPORT_SYMBOL() stuff for the new
> driver/base/ functions. Tejun, traditionally the driver core has all
> exported symbols marked with EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(). So, any objection to
> marking the new ones (becides the "mirror" functions) in this manner?

Okay, will do so.

Thanks.

--
tejun
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