Re: Linux move to remove unused Kernel symbols effects LiS

Dave Grothe <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.linux.kernel.streams
Message-ID <[email protected]>
I have mailed Arjan about this and will see what he has to say.  I only see 
5 symbols that LiS uses that are on the list and of those only 3 are really 
necessary.

getname
kill_pg
get_empty_filp
do_settimeofday
pci_dac_set_dma_mask

-- Dave

At 02:20 PM 1/19/2005, Matthew Gierlach wrote:

>Hi Jeff:
>
>         I have mot hard of this effort. However, we should raise our
>         collective LiS concern to lobby for the retention of the LiS
>         required symbols. Linux 2.6 makes it very difficult to integrate
>         LiS. There are barriers and obstacles in the kernel that appear
>         to be targeted at deterring efforts to enhance Linux kernel
>         functionality like LiS does.
>
>         If the symbols LiS needs are not made avaialble, then the Linux
>         kernel becomes a closed system. That is not acceptable.
>
>         Matt Gierlach - Adax, Inc.
>
>On Wed, 19 Jan 2005, Jeff Smith wrote:
>
> > Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 15:13:51 -0500
> > From: Jeff Smith <[email protected]>
> > To: [email protected]
> > Subject: [Linux-streams] Linux move to remove unused Kernel symbols
> >     effects LiS
> >
> > There is an effort underway within the Linux kernel community to remove 
> "unused" exports from the kernel.  They have created a list of these 
> symbols at: http://people.redhat.com/arjanv/unused
> >
> > We have done a scan of LiS and found hits against this list. Has anyone 
> heard of this effort? It looks like a 2.6 kernel effort only for now.
> >
> > Jeff L Smith
>
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