linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1] module.h: define __symbol_get_gpl() as a regular __symbol

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Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2024 08:27:09 +0100
From: Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>
To: Andrew Kanner <andrew.kanner@...il.com>
Cc: Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>, mcgrof@...nel.org,
	linux-modules@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	mchehab@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1] module.h: define __symbol_get_gpl() as a regular
 __symbol_get()

On Thu, Feb 01, 2024 at 12:29:46PM +0300, Andrew Kanner wrote:
> Of course not, no new users needed.
> 
> I haven't discussed it directly. I found the unused __symbol_get_gpl()
> myself, but during investigation of wether it was ever used somewhere
> found the old patch series suggested by Mauro Carvalho Chehab (in Cc).

Ah, ok.

> 
> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/5f001015990a76c0da35a4c3cf08e457ec353ab2.1652113087.git.mchehab@kernel.org/
> 
> The patch series is from 2022 and not merged. You can take [PATCH v6
> 1/4] which removes the unused symbol from the link.
> 
> Or I can resend v2 with my commit msg. But not sure about how it works
> in such a case - will adding Suggested-by tag (if no objections from
> Mauro) with the Link be ok?

Either is fine.  I actually have a patch removing it somewhere in an
unused tree as well :)