linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH] staging: comedi: Add helper macro for comedi pci driver boilerplate

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Date:	Fri, 11 May 2012 13:04:08 -0500
From:	H Hartley Sweeten <hartleys@...ionengravers.com>
To:	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
CC:	Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"devel@...verdev.osuosl.org" <devel@...verdev.osuosl.org>,
	"abbotti@....co.uk" <abbotti@....co.uk>,
	"fmhess@...rs.sourceforge.net" <fmhess@...rs.sourceforge.net>
Subject: RE: [PATCH] staging: comedi: Add helper macro for comedi pci driver
 boilerplate

On Friday, May 11, 2012 11:00 AM, Greg KH wrote:
> On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 10:07:43AM -0700, H Hartley Sweeten wrote:
>> --- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers.c
>> +++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers.c

<snip>

>> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(comedi_pci_driver_register);

<snip>

>> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(comedi_pci_driver_unregister);
>
> EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL() for these two functions?

I wasn't sure about that...

Question.. when "should" EXPORT_SYMBOL be used and
when should it be EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL?

Also, do you have any comments on Ian Abbott's comment
about the:

> +	pci_driver->name = comedi_driver->driver_name;

In the register function?

Regards,
Hartley

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