Re: [PATCH v3 15/15] unzstd: make helper symbols static

[Julien Grall <julien@xxxxxxx>]

Hi Jan,

On 26/01/2021 09:53, Jan Beulich wrote:
> While for the original library's purposes these functions of course want
> to be externally exposed, we don't need this, and we also don't want
> this both to prevent unintended use and to keep the name space tidy.
> (When functions have no callers at all, wrap them with a suitable
> #ifdef.) This has the added benefit of reducing the resulting binary
> size - while this is all .init code, it's still desirable to not carry
> dead code.
So why do we keep the code if it is not used? Do you expect it to be 
re-used in the future?
Cheers,

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Julien Grall