linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] fs: fix the missing export of vfs_statx() and vfs

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Message-ID: <aFjhvbtyeTIV3A3k@infradead.org>
Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2025 22:10:21 -0700
From: Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
To: Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>
Cc: alexjlzheng@...il.com, viro@...iv.linux.org.uk, brauner@...nel.org,
	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Jinliang Zheng <alexjlzheng@...cent.com>,
	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] fs: fix the missing export of vfs_statx() and
 vfs_fstatat()

On Wed, Jun 18, 2025 at 05:51:55PM +0200, Jan Kara wrote:
> Well, we don't export symbols just because they might be useful. Usually we
> require *in tree* users of the interface to export a symbol. You apparently
> have an out of tree module that was using these functions and 09f1bde4017e
> broke it. Keeping things out of tree is your choice but why should we care
> and support you in working outside of a community?

Yes, of course.

I'm pretty annoyed that we get a lot of these silly exports, mostly from
big companies in the android space.  I'm not sure if this is elaborate
trolling, or if their training about Linux development is really so
spectacularly bad.