Re: [PATCH] Export handle_mm_fault to modules.

On Mon, 8 Aug 2005, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> 
> We will need the same export on ppc64 for managing SPEs on the
> Cell processor. My current patch removes the export on ppc
> and adds a global (*_GPL) one. Should I rather have another
> architecture specific export in ppc64?

I don't see any reason not to make it global if there are two
architectures that need it. Especially as long as it's marked GPL-only so 
that people don't start misusing it.

		Linus
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