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SubjectRe: [PATCH 2.6.27-rc3 26/29] mdb: export task_curr
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> On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 9:14 AM,  <jmerkey@wolfmountaingroup.com> wrote:
>> export the task_curr function to the module based kernel debugger to
>> enable
>> process back tracing and state display.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Jeffrey Vernon Merkey (jmerkey@wolfmountaingroup.com)
>>
>> --- a/kernel/sched.c 2008-08-13 14:22:32.000000000 -0600
>> +++ b/kernel/sched.c 2008-08-13 11:56:03.000000000 -0600
>> @@ -1736,6 +1736,9 @@
>> {
>> return cpu_curr(task_cpu(p)) == p;
>> }
>> +#if defined(CONFIG_MDB_MODULE)
>> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(task_curr);
>> +#endif
>
> We usually don't export symbols conditionally, especially in core kernel
> code.
>

Well,then please suggest how a kernel debugger can be module based and still
be able to get this information some other way that's generic and minimal
impact.

Jeff




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