From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S934642Ab0HMRp7 (ORCPT ); Fri, 13 Aug 2010 13:45:59 -0400 Received: from ns2.cypress.com ([157.95.67.5]:43262 "EHLO ns2.cypress.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1761905Ab0HMRp6 (ORCPT ); Fri, 13 Aug 2010 13:45:58 -0400 Subject: EXPORT_SYMBOL(fat_get_block) From: David Cross Reply-To: david.cross@cypress.com To: hirofumi@mail.parknet.co.jp Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, gregkh@suse.de Content-Type: text/plain Organization: Cypress Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2010 10:45:39 -0700 Message-Id: <1281721539.5839.4.camel@odc-laptop> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.26.1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Brightmail-Tracker: AAAAAA== X-Brightmail-Tracker: AAAAAA== X-MailScanner: Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hello Hirofumi, I would like to export this symbol from the vfat code and add this patch to the Linux kernel. You are listed as the MAINTAINER for FAT and VFAT. As such, I need your approval to do it. The reason that I need to export this symbol is to allow for file based DMA in which the file needs to be pre-allocated. The pre-allocated block addresses are passed to a DMA engine which then directly transfers the data to non-volatile storage. Please let me know if you have any objections to exporting this symbol or if you need additional information from me concerning this change request. I am happy to answer any questions that you may have about this in the meantime. Thanks, David Cross --------------------------------------------------------------- This message and any attachments may contain Cypress (or its subsidiaries) confidential information. If it has been received in error, please advise the sender and immediately delete this message. ---------------------------------------------------------------