Re: [2.6 patch] unexport do_settimeofday

[Adrian Bunk]

On Fri, Feb 25, 2005 at 03:20:09PM -0800, Andrew Morton wrote:
> Adrian Bunk <bunk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > > +#ifdef MODULE
> > > +#define __deprecated_in_modules __deprecated
> > > +#else
> > > +#define __deprecated_in_modules /* OK in non-modular code */
> > > +#endif
> > > +
> > >...
> > 
> > Looks good.
> > 
> > 
> > One more question:
> > 
> > You get a false positive if the file containing the symbol is itself a 
> > module.
> 
> I don't understand what you mean.
> 
> You mean that a module is doing an EXPORT_SYMBOL of a symbol which is on
> death row?

Yes.

> If so: err, not sure.  I guess we could just live with the warning.
>...

OK.

cu
Adrian

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