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@@ -375,10 +375,10 @@ say, this can be a large job, so it is best to be sure that the | |||
375 | justification is solid. | 375 | justification is solid. |
376 | 376 | ||
377 | When making an incompatible API change, one should, whenever possible, | 377 | When making an incompatible API change, one should, whenever possible, |
378 | ensure that code which has not been updated is caught by the compiler. | 378 | ensure that code which has not been updated is caught by the compiler. |
379 | This will help you to be sure that you have found all in-tree uses of that | 379 | This will help you to be sure that you have found all in-tree uses of that |
380 | interface. It will also alert developers of out-of-tree code that there is | 380 | interface. It will also alert developers of out-of-tree code that there is |
381 | a change that they need to respond to. Supporting out-of-tree code is not | 381 | a change that they need to respond to. Supporting out-of-tree code is not |
382 | something that kernel developers need to be worried about, but we also do | 382 | something that kernel developers need to be worried about, but we also do |
383 | not have to make life harder for out-of-tree developers than it it needs to | 383 | not have to make life harder for out-of-tree developers than it needs to |
384 | be. | 384 | be. |