linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/1] PM: Revert "Add EXPORT macros for exporting PM functions"

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Message-ID: <Z4kwK6JCm5RDI4nG@smile.fi.intel.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2025 18:13:31 +0200
From: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
To: "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>
Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>,
	linux-pm@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Len Brown <len.brown@...el.com>, Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>,
	Richard Fitzgerald <rf@...nsource.cirrus.com>,
	Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/1] PM: Revert "Add EXPORT macros for exporting PM
 functions"

On Thu, Jan 16, 2025 at 05:09:29PM +0100, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 16, 2025 at 4:44 PM Andy Shevchenko
> <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com> wrote:
> >
> > The introduced macros are not doing what they intend for, namely
> > they won't eliminate the code when CONFIG_PM=n.
> 
> I don't think they have ever been expected to eliminate the code then.
> They just don't export the symbols in that case.

Then I'm really puzzled with (potential) usefulness of them to begin with.
Having a dead code that is not exported is doubtful benefit.

> > Also there were no users of them for all this time.
> 
> This actually is a good argument for dropping stuff.
> 
> > Drop them for good and to avoid possible misleading.

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko