Subject: Re: [PATCH] mfd: fix modular builds of rc5t583 regulator support

From: Laxman Dewangan <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2012 19:32:55 +0530

On Monday 16 April 2012 07:42 PM, Paul Gortmaker wrote:
> On 12-04-16 02:54 AM, Laxman Dewangan wrote:
>> On Monday 16 April 2012 09:38 AM, Paul Gortmaker wrote:
>>
> As I said in the commit log, it doesn't seem to make sense to export
> them when they are trivial enough to be static inline, since it
> avoids having them pollute the /proc/kallsyms namespace.
>
> It is almost like having basic inb/outb as functions vs inline; it
> just doesn't make sense to me.
>
> However, if you are determined to rewrite the patch in another way,
> please add the customary reported-by line.
>

I am fine on either way i.e. inline or exporting symbols only.