linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 02/13] switchtec: export class symbol for use in upper layer driver

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Message-ID: <04e01458-e57b-a328-d4ff-c1fbb8664bb1@deltatee.com>
Date:   Sat, 17 Jun 2017 10:16:53 -0600
From:   Logan Gunthorpe <logang@...tatee.com>
To:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     linux-ntb@...glegroups.com, linux-pci@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Jon Mason <jdmason@...zu.us>,
        Dave Jiang <dave.jiang@...el.com>,
        Allen Hubbe <Allen.Hubbe@....com>,
        Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>,
        Kurt Schwemmer <kurt.schwemmer@...rosemi.com>,
        Stephen Bates <sbates@...thlin.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 02/13] switchtec: export class symbol for use in upper
 layer driver



On 16/06/17 11:11 PM, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL()?
> 
> And do you really have to move from a dynamic class to a static one?  I
> know it will work just the same, but I hate seeing static structures
> that have reference counts on them :)

I'll change both for v1. I didn't really need a static one. I just saw
an example of some other user of class_interface which and it seemed
appropriate.

Logan