Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 8 Mar 2023 15:43:43 +0100 | From | Christoph Hellwig <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] maple_tree: export symbol mas_preallocate() |
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On Wed, Mar 08, 2023 at 03:34:29PM +0100, Danilo Krummrich wrote: > On 3/8/23 11:59, Vlastimil Babka wrote: >> On 3/2/23 02:52, Liam R. Howlett wrote: >>> Thanks for the patch. This should indeed be exported. >>> >>> Reviewed-by: Liam R. Howlett <Liam.Howlett@oracle.com> >> >> What uses it? Don't we export only things used by in-kernel modules? > > mas_preallocate() is part of the maple tree's 'Advanced API'. All other > functions of this API are exported already. > > More specifically, e.g. mas_store_prealloc() is exported which doesn't make > a lot of sense without mas_preallocate() being available too. > > I don't think it is used outside of mm yet, but as a generic tree > implementation maple tree is pretty likely to be used in code built as > module, e.g. drivers.
If anyone wants to use they can add the export as needed.
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