Re: [PATCH 10/30] staging: sync: Export sync API symbols

From: Greg KH
Date: Thu Feb 28 2013 - 21:00:08 EST


On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 04:43:06PM -0800, John Stultz wrote:
> From: Erik Gilling <konkers@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> This is needed to allow modules to link against the sync subsystem
>
> Cc: Maarten Lankhorst <maarten.lankhorst@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Erik Gilling <konkers@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter@xxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Rob Clark <robclark@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Sumit Semwal <sumit.semwal@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Greg KH <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: dri-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: Android Kernel Team <kernel-team@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Erik Gilling <konkers@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: John Stultz <john.stultz@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/staging/android/sync.c | 14 ++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/android/sync.c b/drivers/staging/android/sync.c
> index 54f84d9..6739a84 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/android/sync.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/android/sync.c
> @@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
> */
>
> #include <linux/debugfs.h>
> +#include <linux/export.h>
> #include <linux/file.h>
> #include <linux/fs.h>
> #include <linux/kernel.h>
> @@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ struct sync_timeline *sync_timeline_create(const struct sync_timeline_ops *ops,
>
> return obj;
> }
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(sync_timeline_create);

As these are now global, should they be a bit more "specific"? "sync_"
seems pretty broad.

Also, EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL() perhaps?

And who is using these exports?

thanks,

greg k-h
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