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Re: [2.6 patch] net/bluetooth/: misc possible cleanups

To: Marcel Holtmann <marcel@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [2.6 patch] net/bluetooth/: misc possible cleanups
From: Christoph Hellwig <hch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2004 09:45:43 +0000
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On Tue, Dec 14, 2004 at 08:34:08AM +0100, Marcel Holtmann wrote:
> these functions must stay. They have users outside the mainline kernel
> that are not merged back yet. Otherwise they won't be exported ;)

But we traditionally don't keep APIs only for the sake of external modules.
Exceptions are made if you have short- to mid-term plans to merge them.


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