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Date:   Thu, 12 Dec 2019 08:43:04 +0100
From:   Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:     Kuninori Morimoto <kuninori.morimoto.gx@...esas.com>
Cc:     Yoshinori Sato <ysato@...rs.sourceforge.jp>,
        Rich Felker <dalias@...c.org>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Linux-sh list <linux-sh@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] sh: add missing EXPORT_SYMBOL() for __delay

Hi Morimoto-san,

On Thu, Dec 12, 2019 at 3:38 AM Kuninori Morimoto
<kuninori.morimoto.gx@...esas.com> wrote:
> From: Kuninori Morimoto <kuninori.morimoto.gx@...esas.com>
>
> __delay() is used from kernel module.
> We need EXPORT_SYMBOL(), otherwise we will get compile error.
>
> ERROR: "__delay" [drivers/net/phy/mdio-cavium.ko] undefined!
>
> Signed-off-by: Kuninori Morimoto <kuninori.morimoto.gx@...esas.com>

Thanks for your patch!

> --- a/arch/sh/lib/delay.c
> +++ b/arch/sh/lib/delay.c
> @@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ void __delay(unsigned long loops)
>                 : "0" (loops)
>                 : "t");
>  }
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(__delay);
>
>  inline void __const_udelay(unsigned long xloops)
>  {

I believe the correct fix is make drivers/net/phy/mdio-cavium.c use one
of [nmu]delay() instead.

Cfr.
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CAMuHMdUERaoHLNKi03zCuYi7NevgBFjXrV=pt0Yy=HOeRiL25Q@mail.gmail.com/

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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