linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] reboot: Export reboot

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Message-ID: <YKudW3Z1PIrtN+6l@kroah.com>
Date:   Mon, 24 May 2021 14:34:35 +0200
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>
Cc:     Elliot Berman <eberman@...eaurora.org>,
        Sebastian Reichel <sre@...nel.org>,
        Todd Kjos <tkjos@...gle.com>,
        Trilok Soni <tsoni@...eaurora.org>, rananta@...eaurora.org,
        Bjorn Andersson <bjorn.andersson@...aro.org>,
        open list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "open list:THERMAL" <linux-pm@...r.kernel.org>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] reboot: Export reboot_mode

On Mon, May 24, 2021 at 01:09:18PM +0100, Lee Jones wrote:
> On Fri, 8 Nov 2019 at 23:41, Elliot Berman <eberman@...eaurora.org> wrote:
> 
> > Export reboot_mode to support kernel modules wishing to modify reboot_mode.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Elliot Berman <eberman@...eaurora.org>
> > ---
> >  kernel/reboot.c | 2 ++
> >  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
> >
> 
> Reviewed by Bjorn and GregKH, but never merged.
> 
> I guess all the parties are still solving this downstream.
> 
> Andrew, is this still something you'd consider?

If there is no in-kernel user, it does not need to be exported.

thanks,

greg k-h