linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] reboot: Export reboot

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Date:   Fri, 8 Nov 2019 20:39:58 +0100
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Elliot Berman <eberman@...eaurora.org>
Cc:     sre@...nel.org, tkjos@...gle.com, tsoni@...eaurora.org,
        rananta@...eaurora.org, bjorn.andersson@...aro.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-pm@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] reboot: Export reboot_mode

On Fri, Nov 08, 2019 at 11:32:11AM -0800, Elliot Berman wrote:
> Export reboot_mode to support DLKMs wishing to modify reboot_mode.

"DLKMs"?  What's that?

A kernel module?

> 
> Signed-off-by: Elliot Berman <eberman@...eaurora.org>
> ---
>  kernel/reboot.c | 2 ++
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/kernel/reboot.c b/kernel/reboot.c
> index c4d472b..6518370 100644
> --- a/kernel/reboot.c
> +++ b/kernel/reboot.c
> @@ -32,7 +32,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(cad_pid);
>  #define DEFAULT_REBOOT_MODE
>  #endif
>  enum reboot_mode reboot_mode DEFAULT_REBOOT_MODE;
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(reboot_mode);
>  enum reboot_mode panic_reboot_mode = REBOOT_UNDEFINED;
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(panic_reboot_mode);

EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL() perhaps?

thanks,

greg k-h