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Subject: Reminder for feature EXPORT_SYMBOL(kernel_thread) removal date
 August 2006
From: Jaswinder Singh Rajput <jaswinder@kernel.org>
To: Christoph Hellwig <hch@infradead.org>, LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
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Date: Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:31:58 +0530
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Hello Christoph,

What:   remove EXPORT_SYMBOL(kernel_thread)
When:   August 2006
Files:  arch/*/kernel/*_ksyms.c
Check:  kernel_thread
Why:    kernel_thread is a low-level implementation detail.  Drivers should
        use the <linux/kthread.h> API instead which shields them from
        implementation details and provides a higherlevel interface that
        prevents bugs and code duplication
Who:    Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de>

If you are facing any issue regarding feature removal kindly update the
"Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt" like what you are waiting
for.

Thanks,
--
JSR

http://userweb.kernel.org/~jaswinder/