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Message-ID: <20190813124537.GB12475@kroah.com>
Date:   Tue, 13 Aug 2019 14:45:37 +0200
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Matthias Maennich <maennich@...gle.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, maco@...roid.com,
        kernel-team@...roid.com, arnd@...db.de, geert@...ux-m68k.org,
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        kstewart@...uxfoundation.org, linux-arch@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org, linux-m68k@...ts.linux-m68k.org,
        linux-modules@...r.kernel.org, linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-usb@...r.kernel.org, lucas.de.marchi@...il.com,
        maco@...gle.com, michal.lkml@...kovi.net, mingo@...hat.com,
        oneukum@...e.com, pombredanne@...b.com, sam@...nborg.org,
        sboyd@...eaurora.org, sspatil@...gle.com,
        stern@...land.harvard.edu, tglx@...utronix.de,
        usb-storage@...ts.one-eyed-alien.net, x86@...nel.org,
        yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 10/10] RFC: usb-storage: export symbols in USB_STORAGE
 namespace

On Tue, Aug 13, 2019 at 01:17:07PM +0100, Matthias Maennich wrote:
> Modules using these symbols are required to explicitly import the
> namespace. This patch was generated with the following steps and serves
> as a reference to use the symbol namespace feature:
> 
>  1) Define DDEFAULT_SYMBOL_NAMESPACE in the corresponding Makefile
>  2) make  (see warnings during modpost about missing imports)
>  3) make nsdeps
> 
> Instead of a DEFAULT_SYMBOL_NAMESPACE definition, the EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS
> variants can be used to explicitly specify the namespace. The advantage
> of the method used here is that newly added symbols are automatically
> exported and existing ones are exported without touching their
> respective EXPORT_SYMBOL macro expansion.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Matthias Maennich <maennich@...gle.com>
> ---
>  drivers/usb/storage/Makefile        | 2 ++
>  drivers/usb/storage/alauda.c        | 1 +
>  drivers/usb/storage/cypress_atacb.c | 1 +
>  drivers/usb/storage/datafab.c       | 1 +
>  drivers/usb/storage/ene_ub6250.c    | 1 +
>  drivers/usb/storage/freecom.c       | 1 +
>  drivers/usb/storage/isd200.c        | 1 +
>  drivers/usb/storage/jumpshot.c      | 1 +
>  drivers/usb/storage/karma.c         | 1 +
>  drivers/usb/storage/onetouch.c      | 1 +
>  drivers/usb/storage/realtek_cr.c    | 1 +
>  drivers/usb/storage/sddr09.c        | 1 +
>  drivers/usb/storage/sddr55.c        | 1 +
>  drivers/usb/storage/shuttle_usbat.c | 1 +
>  drivers/usb/storage/uas.c           | 1 +
>  15 files changed, 16 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/usb/storage/Makefile b/drivers/usb/storage/Makefile
> index a67ddcbb4e24..46635fa4a340 100644
> --- a/drivers/usb/storage/Makefile
> +++ b/drivers/usb/storage/Makefile
> @@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
>  
>  ccflags-y := -I $(srctree)/drivers/scsi
>  
> +ccflags-y += -DDEFAULT_SYMBOL_NAMESPACE=USB_STORAGE

Wait, we have to do this for every subsystem?  I thought there was a
macro we could use in the code itself for this.  What changed from
earlier versions, or was this always here?

thanks,

greg k-h

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