[RFC 01/30] compat: add LINUX_BACKPORT() for prefixing symbols

2013-03-20 Thread Luis R. Rodriguez
From: "Luis R. Rodriguez" Ben Hutchings notes that "compat_" is already taken as a prefix for symbols and while this is only slightly true in practice its best we avoid any future issues. Others in the past have noted issues with symbols exported by backporting effort to conflict with other

[RFC 01/30] compat: add LINUX_BACKPORT() for prefixing symbols

2013-03-20 Thread Luis R. Rodriguez
From: Luis R. Rodriguez mcg...@do-not-panic.com Ben Hutchings notes that compat_ is already taken as a prefix for symbols and while this is only slightly true in practice its best we avoid any future issues. Others in the past have noted issues with symbols exported by backporting effort to