[RFC: 2.6 patch] i386: EXPORT_SYMBOL(screen_info) even #ifndef CONFIG_VT

The folllowing modules require screen_info but don't depend
on CONFIG_VT:
- vga16fb.ko
- intelfb.ko


Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <[email protected]>

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Is this patch OK or should the drivers depend on VT?

--- linux-2.6.14-rc5-mm1-modular-2.95/arch/i386/kernel/setup.c.old	2005-11-01 16:10:52.000000000 +0100
+++ linux-2.6.14-rc5-mm1-modular-2.95/arch/i386/kernel/setup.c	2005-11-01 16:11:25.000000000 +0100
@@ -129,9 +129,7 @@
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drive_info);
 #endif
 struct screen_info screen_info;
-#ifdef CONFIG_VT
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(screen_info);
-#endif
 struct apm_info apm_info;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(apm_info);
 struct sys_desc_table_struct {

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