> > As long as nobody takes the address of them (which wouldn't compile today > anyway) then the compiler should be able to not allocate store for these. > That they're const might help too.
are you really sure? > > > why not just bite the bullet? > > removing version.h also broke the same all external modules, and they > > got fixed in days.. no big deal. kernel api change all the time, this > > one has been around in "double mode" quite some time... > > Pretty much every driver in the world will want these symbols. I expect > we'll help some people by doing this, and the cost to us is very small. well the same people had to change for the request_irq prototype change etc etc. I suppose they'll all get fixed if some distro does this cleanup anyway... otherwise no amount of deprecation will get things changed; unless the compile actually breaks nobody will pay attention. Also quite a few external drivers that are aiming for mainline inclusion should already be using the new settings for a while anyway... Another option is to back out the change again totally; having 2 constants for the same thing is just a bad idea, and old users will keep sneaking in. -- if you want to mail me at work (you don't), use arjan (at) linux.intel.com Test the interaction between Linux and your BIOS via http://www.linuxfirmwarekit.org - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
