Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/2] in-kernel sockets API

2006-08-07 Thread David Miller
From: Sridhar Samudrala <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Mon, 07 Aug 2006 16:00:29 -0700 > This patch implements wrapper functions that provide a convenient way to > access the sockets API for in-kernel users like sunrpc, cifs & ocfs2 etc > and any future users. > > Signed-off-by: Sridhar Samudrala <[EM

Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/2] in-kernel sockets API

2006-08-07 Thread David Miller
From: Al Viro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2006 01:56:19 +0100 > On Mon, Aug 07, 2006 at 04:20:33PM -0700, Stephen Hemminger wrote: > > Please consider EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL because this interface would be a obvious > > target for binary modules writers to use. > > As opposed to duplicating i

Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/2] in-kernel sockets API

2006-08-07 Thread Al Viro
On Mon, Aug 07, 2006 at 04:20:33PM -0700, Stephen Hemminger wrote: > Please consider EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL because this interface would be a obvious > target for binary modules writers to use. As opposed to duplicating it? WTFPoint of restriction that is trivial to bypass? Look at those functions; t

Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/2] in-kernel sockets API

2006-08-07 Thread Sridhar Samudrala
On Mon, 2006-08-07 at 16:20 -0700, Stephen Hemminger wrote: > On Mon, 07 Aug 2006 16:00:29 -0700 > Sridhar Samudrala <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Dave, > > > > Could you consider this for inclusion into 2.6.19 tree? > > > > Thanks > > Sridhar > > > > This patch implements wrapper functions

Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/2] in-kernel sockets API

2006-08-07 Thread Stephen Hemminger
On Mon, 07 Aug 2006 16:00:29 -0700 Sridhar Samudrala <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dave, > > Could you consider this for inclusion into 2.6.19 tree? > > Thanks > Sridhar > > This patch implements wrapper functions that provide a convenient way to > access the sockets API for in-kernel users like

[PATCH RESEND 1/2] in-kernel sockets API

2006-08-07 Thread Sridhar Samudrala
Dave, Could you consider this for inclusion into 2.6.19 tree? Thanks Sridhar This patch implements wrapper functions that provide a convenient way to access the sockets API for in-kernel users like sunrpc, cifs & ocfs2 etc and any future users. Signed-off-by: Sridhar Samudrala <[EMAIL PROTECTED