linux-kernel - [PATCH] init: move THIS_MODULE from <linux/export.h> to <linux/init.h>

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Message-Id: <20231126071914.932241-1-masahiroy@kernel.org>
Date:   Sun, 26 Nov 2023 16:19:14 +0900
From:   Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>
To:     linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com>,
        linux-modules@...r.kernel.org,
        Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] init: move THIS_MODULE from <linux/export.h> to <linux/init.h>

Commit f50169324df4 ("module.h: split out the EXPORT_SYMBOL into
export.h") appropriately separated EXPORT_SYMBOL into <linux/export.h>
because modules and EXPORT_SYMBOL are orthogonal; modules are symbol
consumers, while EXPORT_SYMBOL are used by symbol providers, which
may not be necessarily a module.

However, that commit also relocated THIS_MODULE. As explained in the
commit description, the intention was to define THIS_MODULE in a
lightweight header, but I do not believe <linux/export.h> was the
suitable location because EXPORT_SYMBOL and THIS_MODULE are unrelated.

Move it to another lightweight header, <linux/init.h>. The reason for
choosing <linux/init.h> is to make <linux/moduleparam.h> self-contained
without relying on <linux/linkage.h> incorrectly including
<linux/export.h>.

With this adjustment, the role of <linux/export.h> becomes clearer as
it only defines EXPORT_SYMBOL.

Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>
---

 include/linux/export.h | 18 ------------------
 include/linux/init.h   |  7 +++++++
 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/export.h b/include/linux/export.h
index 9911508a9604..0bbd02fd351d 100644
--- a/include/linux/export.h
+++ b/include/linux/export.h
@@ -6,15 +6,6 @@
 #include <linux/linkage.h>
 #include <linux/stringify.h>

-/*
- * Export symbols from the kernel to modules.  Forked from module.h
- * to reduce the amount of pointless cruft we feed to gcc when only
- * exporting a simple symbol or two.
- *
- * Try not to add #includes here.  It slows compilation and makes kernel
- * hackers place grumpy comments in header files.
- */
-
 /*
  * This comment block is used by fixdep. Please do not remove.
  *
@@ -23,15 +14,6 @@
  * side effect of the *.o build rule.
  */

-#ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
-#ifdef MODULE
-extern struct module __this_module;
-#define THIS_MODULE (&__this_module)
-#else
-#define THIS_MODULE ((struct module *)0)
-#endif
-#endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_64BIT
 #define __EXPORT_SYMBOL_REF(sym)			\
 	.balign 8				ASM_NL	\
diff --git a/include/linux/init.h b/include/linux/init.h
index 01b52c9c7526..3fa3f6241350 100644
--- a/include/linux/init.h
+++ b/include/linux/init.h
@@ -179,6 +179,13 @@ extern void (*late_time_init)(void);

 extern bool initcall_debug;

+#ifdef MODULE
+extern struct module __this_module;
+#define THIS_MODULE (&__this_module)
+#else
+#define THIS_MODULE ((struct module *)0)
+#endif
+
 #endif

 #ifndef MODULE
-- 
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