Re: [PATCH v2 3/8] x86/mm: Remove "static" from vmap_pages_range()

[Christoph Hellwig]

On Thu, Nov 23, 2023 at 12:24:49AM +0000, Michael Kelley wrote:
> > I really do not want to expose vmap_pages_range.  Please try to come up
> > with a good way to encapsulate your map at a certain address primitive
> > and implement it in vmalloc.c.
> 
> To clarify, is your concern narrowly about vmap_pages_range()
> specifically?

The prime concern is that it took a lot of effort to make
vmap_pages_range static and remove all the abuses.  I absolutely
object to undoing that.