linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH -next] of: export "allnodes" to fixx w1-gpio.c modular build

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Date:	Fri, 30 Nov 2012 09:54:33 +0000
From:	Grant Likely <grant.likely@...retlab.ca>
To:	Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>,
	Rob Herring <rob.herring@...xeda.com>
Cc:	Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>,
	linux-next@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	devicetree-discuss@...ts.ozlabs.org, Ville Syrjala <syrjala@....fi>
Subject: Re: [PATCH -next] of: export "allnodes" to fixx w1-gpio.c modular build

On Thu, 29 Nov 2012 15:43:08 -0800, Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org> wrote:
> From: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
> 
> Fix build when CONFIG_W1_MASTER_GPIO=m by exporting "allnodes".
> 
> ERROR: "allnodes" [drivers/w1/masters/w1-gpio.ko] undefined!
> 
> Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
> Cc: Ville Syrjala <syrjala@....fi>
> ---
>  drivers/of/base.c |    1 +
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> 
> --- linux-next-20121129.orig/drivers/of/base.c
> +++ linux-next-20121129/drivers/of/base.c
> @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ struct alias_prop {
>  static LIST_HEAD(aliases_lookup);
>  
>  struct device_node *allnodes;
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(allnodes);

Makes sense, but I don't like exporting such a generic name. I'm picking
up the patch but renaming s/allnodes/of_allnodes/ in the process.

g.

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