Re: [PATCH 1/4] export kernel call get_task_comm().

[Andrew Morton]

On Wed, 20 Apr 2011 12:14:21 -0700
Greg KH <gregkh@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> > But as David pointed out, if there is work other than mine coming that
> > has already been proposed, wouldn't it be good to get this patch in
> > place now to start the encouragement of future eyes to just call this
> > function than re-invent the wheel?
> 
> No, then those projects submit the patch to export this, if they happen
> to get to mainline before this one does.
> 
> Again, don't export something unless you are using it at the time, no
> "this is to be used hopefully by something in the future" type stuff
> please.  Who knows if those future plans ever pan out.

Well there's an easy solution here.  Send the patch to export
get_task_comm(), then send along some patches which fix

z:/usr/src/linux-2.6.39-rc4> grep -r 'current->comm' drivers | wc -l
89

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