linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] export.h: remove defined(__KERNEL_

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Date:   Mon, 9 Sep 2019 09:48:17 -0400 (EDT)
From:   Nicolas Pitre <nico@...xnic.net>
To:     Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>
cc:     linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Denis Efremov <efremov@...ux.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] export.h: remove defined(__KERNEL__)

On Mon, 9 Sep 2019, Masahiro Yamada wrote:

> This line was touched by commit f235541699bc ("export.h: allow for
> per-symbol configurable EXPORT_SYMBOL()"), but the commit log did
> not explain why.
> 
> CONFIG_TRIM_UNUSED_KSYMS works for me without defined(__KERNEL__).

I'm pretty sure it was needed back then so not to interfere with users 
of this file. My fault for not documenting it.


Nicolas