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Differences of opinion over which kernel symbols should be exported to
loadable modules have been anything but uncommon over the years. Often,
these disagreements relate to which kernel capabilities should be available
to proprietary modules. Sometimes, though, it hinges on the disagreements
over the best way to solve a problem. The recent discussion around the
removal of an export for a core kernel function is a case in point.