linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH] modpost: check for static EXPORT

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Date:   Sun, 28 Jul 2019 11:00:06 +0900
From:   Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>
To:     Denis Efremov <efremov@...ux.com>
Cc:     Michal Marek <michal.lkml@...kovi.net>,
        Emil Velikov <emil.l.velikov@...il.com>,
        Linux Kbuild mailing list <linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH] modpost: check for static EXPORT_SYMBOL* functions

Hi.

On Sun, Jul 28, 2019 at 4:14 AM Denis Efremov <efremov@...ux.com> wrote:
>
> Hi.
>
> > Could you drop the solved ones from the list?
>
> Yes, of course. Do you want me to remove all symbols fixed with patches
> or only those are in-tree now?
>
> Should it be like this:
>   1. "torture_onoff_cleanup" [kernel/torture]
>      "torture_shuffle_cleanup" [kernel/torture]
>      Patch: https://lkml.org/lkml/2019/7/4/411 (accepted)
>   2. "LZ4HC_setExternalDict" [lib/lz4/lz4hc_compress]
>      Patch: https://lkml.org/lkml/2019/7/8/842
>   3. "drm_client_close" [drivers/gpu/drm/drm]
>      Patch: https://lkml.org/lkml/2019/7/3/758 (accepted)
>   4. "ahci_em_messages" [drivers/ata/libahci]
>      Patch: https://lkml.org/lkml/2019/7/10/550 (reviewed)
>   5. "ftrace_set_clr_event" [vmlinux]
>      Patch: https://lkml.org/lkml/2019/7/4/609 (reviewed)
>   6. "rmi_2d_sensor_set_input_params" [drivers/input/rmi4/rmi_core]
>      Patch: https://lkml.org/lkml/2019/7/8/999 (accepted)
>   10. "empty_zero_page" [vmlinux]
>   11. "phys_base" [vmlinux]
>   12. "hypercall_page" [vmlinux]
>
> Or like this:
>   1. "empty_zero_page" [vmlinux]
>   2. "phys_base" [vmlinux]
>   3. "hypercall_page" [vmlinux]
>
> Well, I could remove this list at all. It seems like the following list
> with existing commits is enough to show the problem of static exported
> functions.

Yeah, I agree.
Showing some existing commits is enough.



> I will resend the patch shortly after.
>
> Regards,
> Denis



-- 
Best Regards
Masahiro Yamada