linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] flush_icache_range: Export symbol to fix build errors

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Message-ID: <CAMo8Bf++rGnUkeOy3_gCimv9moStOx+fOtGAAeCXT8Hz2RsvBg@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Mon, 18 Aug 2014 10:35:36 +0400
From:	Max Filippov <jcmvbkbc@...il.com>
To:	Pranith Kumar <bobby.prani@...il.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] flush_icache_range: Export symbol to fix build errors

Hi Pranith,

On Mon, Aug 18, 2014 at 8:24 AM, Pranith Kumar <bobby.prani@...il.com> wrote:
> Fix building errors occuring due to a missing export of flush_icache_range() in
> architectures missing the export.

Can you be a little more specific here, what build errors?

[...]

> diff --git a/arch/frv/include/asm/cacheflush.h b/arch/frv/include/asm/cacheflush.h
> index edbac54..07ee4b3 100644
> --- a/arch/frv/include/asm/cacheflush.h
> +++ b/arch/frv/include/asm/cacheflush.h
> @@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ static inline void flush_icache_range(unsigned long start, unsigned long end)
>  {
>         frv_cache_wback_inv(start, end);
>  }
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(flush_icache_range);

EXPORT_SYMBOL should not be placed into header file as it defines
a non-static variable.

[...]

> diff --git a/arch/metag/include/asm/cacheflush.h b/arch/metag/include/asm/cacheflush.h
> index 7787ec5..117c212 100644
> --- a/arch/metag/include/asm/cacheflush.h
> +++ b/arch/metag/include/asm/cacheflush.h
> @@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ static inline void flush_icache_range(unsigned long address,
>         metag_code_cache_flush((void *) address, endaddr - address);
>  #endif
>  }
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(flush_icache_range);

Same here.

-- 
Thanks.
-- Max
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