Re: [PATCH 20/21] powerpc/ps3: remove inline marking of EXPORT_SYMBOL functions

From: Geert Uytterhoeven
Date: Fri May 17 2013 - 12:05:30 EST


On Thu, May 9, 2013 at 12:36 PM, Denis Efremov <yefremov.denis@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> EXPORT_SYMBOL and inline directives are contradictory to each other.
> The patch fixes this inconsistency.
>
> Found by Linux Driver Verification project (linuxtesting.org).
>
> Signed-off-by: Denis Efremov <yefremov.denis@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> arch/powerpc/platforms/ps3/spu.c | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/ps3/spu.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/ps3/spu.c
> index e17fa14..a0bca05 100644
> --- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/ps3/spu.c
> +++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/ps3/spu.c
> @@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ static void _dump_areas(unsigned int spe_id, unsigned long priv2,
> pr_debug("%s:%d: shadow: %lxh\n", func, line, shadow);
> }
>
> -inline u64 ps3_get_spe_id(void *arg)
> +u64 ps3_get_spe_id(void *arg)
> {
> return spu_pdata(arg)->spe_id;
> }

FYI, this symbol is not used in mainline.

IIRC, it's used for profiling only. Any chance the profile code will
ever make it
in mainline?

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

Geert

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