linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6 00/20] Unify <linux/export.h> and <asm/export.h>, remove EXPORT_DATA_SYMBOL(), faster TRIM_UNUSED

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Message-ID: <CAK7LNARjzGnj+sYX=_5yQ+8qoOQ2KB5N-_Ye53Ru3=XicezTYw@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Mon, 22 May 2023 10:47:39 +0900
From:   Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>
To:     linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Nathan Chancellor <nathan@...nel.org>,
        Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>,
        Nicolas Schier <nicolas@...sle.eu>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 00/20] Unify <linux/export.h> and <asm/export.h>,
 remove EXPORT_DATA_SYMBOL(), faster TRIM_UNUSED_KSYMS

On Mon, May 22, 2023 at 1:05 AM Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org> wrote:
>
>
> This patch set refactors modpost first to make it easier to
> add new code.
>
> My goals:
>
>  - Refactors EXPORT_SYMBOL, <linux/export.h> and <asm/export.h>.
>    You can still put EXPORT_SYMBOL() in *.S file, very close to the definition,
>    but you do not need to care about whether it is a function or a data.
>    This removes EXPORT_DATA_SYMBOL().
>
>  - Re-implement TRIM_UNUSED_KSYMS in one-pass.
>    This makes the building faster.
>
>  - Move the static EXPORT_SYMBOL check to modpost.
>    This also makes the building faster.
>
> This patch set is applicable to
> git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/masahiroy/linux-kbuild.git kbuild





I pushed this series to
git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/masahiroy/linux-kbuild.git
 modpost-v6-testing




-- 
Best Regards
Masahiro Yamada