linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] arch: Export machine_restart() instances so they can be called from modules

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Date:   Thu, 5 Aug 2021 18:36:25 +0100
From:   Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>
To:     Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] arch: Export machine_restart() instances so they can
 be called from modules

On Thu, Aug 05, 2021 at 08:50:30AM +0100, Lee Jones wrote:
> diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/process.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/process.c
> index b4bb67f17a2ca..cf89ce91d7145 100644
> --- a/arch/arm64/kernel/process.c
> +++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/process.c
> @@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ void machine_restart(char *cmd)
>  	printk("Reboot failed -- System halted\n");
>  	while (1);
>  }
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(machine_restart);

Should we make this EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL? I suppose it's not for general
use by out of tree drivers and it matches the other pm_power_off symbol
we export in this file.

Either way:

Acked-by: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>