linux-kernel - [PATCH 09/10] x86/fpu: Remove export of mxcsr_feature

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Message-ID: <20250416021720.12305-10-chang.seok.bae@intel.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2025 19:16:59 -0700
From: "Chang S. Bae" <chang.seok.bae@...el.com>
To: mingo@...hat.com
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	x86@...nel.org,
	tglx@...utronix.de,
	bp@...en8.de,
	dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com,
	chang.seok.bae@...el.com,
	Nikolay Borisov <nik.borisov@...e.com>
Subject: [PATCH 09/10] x86/fpu: Remove export of mxcsr_feature_mask

The variable was previously referenced in KVM code but the last usage was
removed by:

    ea4d6938d4c0 ("x86/fpu: Replace KVMs home brewed FPU copy from user")

Remove its export symbol.

Signed-off-by: Chang S. Bae <chang.seok.bae@...el.com>
Reviewed-by: Nikolay Borisov <nik.borisov@...e.com>
---
Changes from the last posting:
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/d143cc4c-8f8e-48e5-87f1-dded3272433a@suse.com
* Note the commit that removed its usage (Nikolay)
* Include review tag

Apologies -- given the review tag, I should have followed up this
earlier.
---
 arch/x86/kernel/fpu/init.c | 1 -
 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/init.c b/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/init.c
index 16b6611634c3..2d9b5e677559 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/init.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/init.c
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ static void __init fpu__init_system_early_generic(void)
  * Boot time FPU feature detection code:
  */
 unsigned int mxcsr_feature_mask __ro_after_init = 0xffffffffu;
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mxcsr_feature_mask);
 
 static void __init fpu__init_system_mxcsr(void)
 {
-- 
2.45.2