linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 1/7] fs: introduce kernel_pread

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Date:   Wed, 13 May 2020 01:16:26 -0700
From:   Scott Branden <scott.branden@...adcom.com>
To:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@...nel.org>,
        Mimi Zohar <zohar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
        David Brown <david.brown@...aro.org>,
        Alexander Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
        Shuah Khan <shuah@...nel.org>, bjorn.andersson@...aro.org,
        Shuah Khan <skhan@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        "Rafael J . Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
        BCM Kernel Feedback <bcm-kernel-feedback-list@...adcom.com>,
        Olof Johansson <olof@...om.net>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>,
        Colin Ian King <colin.king@...onical.com>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Takashi Iwai <tiwai@...e.de>, linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org,
        Andy Gross <agross@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 1/7] fs: introduce kernel_pread_file* support



On 2020-05-12 11:51 p.m., Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> On Tue, May 12, 2020 at 11:23:27PM -0700, Scott Branden wrote:
>> Hi Luis,
>>
>> A few comments inline before I cleanup.
>>
>> We do not export symbols when there are no in-kernel users.
>>
>> Note: Existing kernel_read_file_from_path_initns is not used in the kernel.
>> Should we delete that as well?
> Probably, yes.
I found drivers/base/firmware_loader calls 
kernel_read_file_from_path_initns so EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL can stay there.
> thanks,
>
> greg k-h