Re: [PATCH] Make agpsupport work with modversions

On Sat, 28 Oct 2000 05:40:28 -0400 (EDT), 
Alan Cox [off-list ref] wrote:

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cc list trimmed.  Nobody has come up with a "must have" reason for
get_module_symbol and that interface is broken as designed.  I will be

Nobody has come up with a 'must break existing sane code' reason either.

Existing code is not sane, it does not work with symbol versions.  The
only code left in the kernel that uses get_module_symbol is agp, drm
and mtd, all of which I will be fixing at the same time.

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will allow two objects to pass data to each other, it will not matter
whether the objects are both modules, one module and one built in (in
either order) or both built in.  When modules are involved there will
be full module locking.

You have no consensus on this. None at all. It is also past the 2.4test
point for making this change.

Linus wants get_module_symbol removed.
http://www.mail-archive.com/linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org/msg08791.html

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