linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] soc: export soc_device_to

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Message-ID: <YUWPAs7uyyN1qjEA@kroah.com>
Date:   Sat, 18 Sep 2021 09:02:26 +0200
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...onical.com>
Cc:     "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-samsung-soc@...r.kernel.org,
        Marek Szyprowski <m.szyprowski@...sung.com>,
        Sylwester Nawrocki <snawrocki@...nel.org>,
        Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <b.zolnierkie@...sung.com>,
        Tomasz Figa <tomasz.figa@...il.com>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, Olof Johansson <olof@...om.net>,
        Alim Akhtar <alim.akhtar@...sung.com>,
        Chanwoo Choi <cw00.choi@...sung.com>,
        Pankaj Dubey <pankaj.dubey@...sung.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] soc: export soc_device_to_device symbol

On Fri, Sep 17, 2021 at 07:51:33PM +0200, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> In case if soc-bus drivers are modules soc_device_to_device() has to be
> exported.  Since it is trivial, export it as non-GPL.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...onical.com>
> ---
>  drivers/base/soc.c | 1 +
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/base/soc.c b/drivers/base/soc.c
> index 0af5363a582c..ac8db303daa1 100644
> --- a/drivers/base/soc.c
> +++ b/drivers/base/soc.c
> @@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ struct device *soc_device_to_device(struct soc_device *soc_dev)
>  {
>  	return &soc_dev->dev;
>  }
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(soc_device_to_device);

I thought we were getting rid of the use of this function, why export it
and not just fix it up instead?

Or am I confused about some other soc device abuse...

thanks,

greg k-h