linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] firmware: smccc: Export both soc

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Message-ID: <8587262deb02cf46a922ec2ec3e647d5@kernel.org>
Date:   Wed, 30 Aug 2023 15:00:07 +0100
From:   Marc Zyngier <maz@...nel.org>
To:     Martin Botka <martin.botka@...ainline.org>
Cc:     Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        Lorenzo Pieralisi <lpieralisi@...nel.org>,
        Sudeep Holla <sudeep.holla@....com>,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Andre Przywara <andre.przywara@....com>,
        Alan Ma <tech@...u3d.com>,
        Luke Harrison <bttuniversity@...u3d.com>,
        Marijn Suijten <marijn.suijten@...ainline.org>,
        AngeloGioacchino Del Regno 
        <angelogioacchino.delregno@...ainline.org>,
        Konrad Dybcio <konrad.dybcio@...ainline.org>,
        Martin Botka <martin@...u3d.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] firmware: smccc: Export both soc_id functions

On 2023-08-30 14:23, Martin Botka wrote:
> arm_smccc_get_soc_id_version and arm_smccc_get_soc_id_revision
> need to be exported so they can be used by modules.
> Currently sun50i cpu freq driver is planning to use these functions.
> 

What for? I'm absolutely not keen on randomly exporting synbols
until we see what this is for.

Thanks,

         M.
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