linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 1/1] memory: export symbols for process memory related functions

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Date:   Fri, 9 Jun 2023 12:20:21 +0100
From:   "Russell King (Oracle)" <linux@...linux.org.uk>
To:     "jim.tsai" <Wei-chin.Tsai@...iatek.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Matthias Brugger <matthias.bgg@...il.com>,
        AngeloGioacchino Del Regno 
        <angelogioacchino.delregno@...labora.com>,
        wsd_upstream@...iatek.com, mel.lee@...iatek.com,
        ivan.tseng@...iatek.com, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-mediatek@...ts.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 1/1] memory: export symbols for process memory related
 functions

On Fri, Jun 09, 2023 at 07:09:00PM +0800, jim.tsai wrote:
> Export symbols for arch_vma_name and smap_gather_stats
> functions so that we can detect the memory leak issues.
> Besides, we can know which memory type is leaked, too.

This commit description doesn't give enough information. How does
exporting arch_vma_name() help with detecting memory leak issues?

You haven't included any users of these new exports, so the initial
reaction is going to be negative - please include the users of these
new symbols in your patch set.

Thanks.

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