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@@ -185,6 +185,17 @@ Who: Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org>
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+What: remove EXPORT_SYMBOL(tasklist_lock)
+When: August 2006
+Files: kernel/fork.c
+Why: tasklist_lock protects the kernel internal task list. Modules have
+ no business looking at it, and all instances in drivers have been due
+ to use of too-lowlevel APIs. Having this symbol exported prevents
+ moving to more scalable locking schemes for the task list.
+Who: Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de>
+
+---------------------------
+
What: mount/umount uevents
When: February 2007
Why: These events are not correct, and do not properly let userspace know