linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] driver core: export device_is

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Date:   Sat, 7 Nov 2020 10:21:10 +0100
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Sudip Mukherjee <sudipm.mukherjee@...il.com>
Cc:     "Rafael J . Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] driver core: export device_is_bound() to fix build
 failure

On Fri, Nov 06, 2020 at 03:37:44PM +0000, Sudip Mukherjee wrote:
> When CONFIG_MXC_CLK_SCU is configured as 'm' the build fails as it
> is unable to find device_is_bound(). The error being:
> ERROR: modpost: "device_is_bound" [drivers/clk/imx/clk-imx-scu.ko]
> 	undefined!
> 
> Export the symbol so that the module finds it.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Sudip Mukherjee <sudipm.mukherjee@...il.com>
> ---

What patch caused this problem?  Can you resend this with a "Fixes:"
line so we know where to queue it up to?

thanks,

greg k-h