linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/3 V1] lib: logic_pio: export function symbol in logic

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Message-ID: <0502a9cd-d13a-4de0-bc86-3ae0466695f5@oracle.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2025 17:05:48 +0100
From: John Garry <john.g.garry@...cle.com>
To: xiaopeitux@...mail.com
Cc: andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        robh@...nel.org, xiaopei01@...inos.cn, xuwei5@...ilicon.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3 V1] lib: logic_pio: export function symbol in
 logic_pio

On 22/04/2025 12:31, xiaopeitux@...mail.com wrote:
> From: Pei Xiao<xiaopei01@...inos.cn>
> 
> export some function via EXPORT_SYMBOL, convenient to use in
> kernel modules in the future if somebody went to use this lib.
> This is one reason for this library exists.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Pei Xiao<xiaopei01@...inos.cn>

No, we don't export just because someone might need this is future.

And, FWIW, EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL is preferred.