linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] arch/avr32/mm/cache.c: export symbol flush_icache

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Date:	Sat, 8 Mar 2014 23:17:22 +0100
From:	Hans-Christian Egtvedt <egtvedt@...fundet.no>
To:	Chen Gang <gang.chen.5i5j@...il.com>
Cc:	Håvard Skinnemoen <hskinnemoen@...il.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] arch/avr32/mm/cache.c: export symbol
 flush_icache_range() for module using

Around Sun 09 Mar 2014 05:47:04 +0800 or thereabout, Chen Gang wrote:
> 
> After this patch, our linux kernel can pass "avr32-linux-" allmodconfig
> (it contents quite a few of warnings, but after check, I guess they are
> not kernel's issue).

That sounds great, I am a bit surprised however that the lkdtm module need
flush_icache_range. Would have been interesting to look into what causes this
dependency.

I will pull this into my for-linus branch, and push during the next merge
window.

> On 03/09/2014 05:35 AM, Chen Gang wrote:
>> Need export symbol flush_icache_range() to modules, just like another
>> platforms have done, or can not pass compiling.
>> 
>> The related error (with allmodconfig under avr32):
>> 
>>   ERROR: "flush_icache_range" [drivers/misc/lkdtm.ko] undefined!
>>   make[1]: *** [__modpost] Error 1
>>   make: *** [modules] Error 2
>> 
>> 
>> Signed-off-by: Chen Gang <gang.chen.5i5j@...il.com>

Acked-by: Hans-Christian Egtvedt <egtvedt@...fundet.no>

>> ---
>>  arch/avr32/mm/cache.c | 1 +
>>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
>> 
>> diff --git a/arch/avr32/mm/cache.c b/arch/avr32/mm/cache.c
>> index 6a46ecd..85d635c 100644
>> --- a/arch/avr32/mm/cache.c
>> +++ b/arch/avr32/mm/cache.c
>> @@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ void flush_icache_range(unsigned long start, unsigned long end)
>>  	__flush_icache_range(start & ~(linesz - 1),
>>  			     (end + linesz - 1) & ~(linesz - 1));
>>  }
>> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(flush_icache_range);
>>  
>>  /*
>>   * This one is called from __do_fault() and do_swap_page().
-- 
mvh
Hans-Christian Egtvedt
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