linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3.8-rc4-nohz3] kvm: Add missing EXPORT_SYMBOL when CONFIG

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Message-ID: <CA+icZUVPDx=SkGFvYpACjoFE4NWchCJGs3ZnOVshs-a0dBYA3A@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Wed, 23 Jan 2013 16:20:46 +0100
From:	Sedat Dilek <sedat.dilek@...il.com>
To:	Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>
Cc:	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
	"devendra.aaru" <devendra.aaru@...il.com>,
	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3.8-rc4-nohz3] kvm: Add missing EXPORT_SYMBOL when CONFIG_KVM=m

On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 4:03 PM, Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com> wrote:
> 2013/1/23 Sedat Dilek <sedat.dilek@...il.com>:
>> On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 3:02 PM, Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com> wrote:
>>> 2013/1/23 Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>:
>>>> On Wed, 2013-01-23 at 14:46 +0100, Frederic Weisbecker wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> > Hmmm, yes, but why, clueless, CONFIG_KVM=y as a workaround!
>>>>>
>>>>> I believe he pointed out the "{i" to you. Typing mistake?
>>>>
>>>> In which case the CONFIG_KVM=y is a work around if that {i is within a
>>>> #ifndef CONFIG_KVM ;-)
>>>
>>> No it's in #ifdef CONFIG_KVM so the right fix is:
>>>
>>> diff --git a/kernel/context_tracking.c b/kernel/context_tracking.c
>>> index bbb2c2c..a13b8a3 100644
>>> --- a/kernel/context_tracking.c
>>> +++ b/kernel/context_tracking.c
>>> @@ -111,14 +111,19 @@ void guest_enter(void)
>>>         else
>>>                 __guest_enter();
>>>  }
>>> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(guest_enter);
>>>
>>>  void guest_exit(void)
>>>  {
>>> +#ifndef CONFIG_KVM
>>> +i
>>> +#endif
>>>         if (vtime_accounting_enabled())
>>>                 vtime_guest_exit(current);
>>>         else
>>>                 __guest_exit();
>>>  }
>>> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(guest_exit);
>>>  #endif
>>
>> So, what's the real fix for this issue?
>
> So CONFIG_SOMETHING doesn't work when it's a module. Hence we need to
> remove the ifdef CONFIG_KVM around guest_enter(), guest_exit(),
> vtime_guest_enter() and vtime_guest_exit(). Also it seems we need
> <linux/export.h> in context_tracking.c

You mean sth. like this?

- Sedat -

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