RE: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] Enable exporting of nmi_callback functions for x86_64 privilege domains

["Puthiyaparambil, Aravindh" <aravindh.puthiyaparambil@xxxxxxxxxx>]

> On Thursday 10 November 2005 09:41, Jan Beulich wrote:
> > I disagree to that. Instead (even in the main kernel, and also on
i386)
> > nmi_callback should completely go away, and the supposedly one user
> > should instead use the DIE_NMI and/or DIE_NMI_IPI notifiers.

I submitted the patch only because I found that the nmi_callback
functions were being exported in all kernels except the Xen x86_64 one.
I did not realize that they are going away. We are using the functions
in one of our internal modules and I will look into moving away from
using them.


> Haven't see the original patch, but normally it's Linux policy
> to not merge EXPORT_SYMBOLs if there are no modular
> users of the symbol in tree.

I am a little confused here. If that's the case, then why are the
nmi_callback symbols being exported in all kernels but the Xen x86_64
one? I see that it is also being exported in the SLES9 SP2 kernel.

Thanks,
Aravindh

_______________________________________________
Xen-devel mailing list
Xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://lists.xensource.com/xen-devel