linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4] module: Rename EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL_FOR_MODULES to EXPORT_SYMBOL_FOR

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Message-ID: <20250815-darstellen-pappen-90a9edb193e5@brauner>
Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2025 16:25:36 +0200
From: Christian Brauner <brauner@...nel.org>
To: Daniel Gomez <da.gomez@...nel.org>
Cc: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@...e.cz>, 
	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>, Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>, 
	David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>, Shivank Garg <shivankg@....com>, 
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>, "Jiri Slaby (SUSE)" <jirislaby@...nel.org>, 
	Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, 
	linux-modules@...r.kernel.org, linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, 
	Nicolas Schier <nicolas.schier@...ux.dev>, Daniel Gomez <da.gomez@...sung.com>, 
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>, Matthias Maennich <maennich@...gle.com>, 
	Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>, Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@...nel.org>, 
	Petr Pavlu <petr.pavlu@...e.com>, Sami Tolvanen <samitolvanen@...gle.com>, 
	Nathan Chancellor <nathan@...nel.org>, Alexander Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>, 
	Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4] module: Rename EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL_FOR_MODULES to
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_FOR_MODULES

On Tue, Aug 12, 2025 at 09:54:43AM +0200, Daniel Gomez wrote:
> On 11/08/2025 07.18, Christian Brauner wrote:
> > On Fri, 08 Aug 2025 15:28:47 +0200, Vlastimil Babka wrote:
> >> Christoph suggested that the explicit _GPL_ can be dropped from the
> >> module namespace export macro, as it's intended for in-tree modules
> >> only. It would be possible to restrict it technically, but it was
> >> pointed out [2] that some cases of using an out-of-tree build of an
> >> in-tree module with the same name are legitimate. But in that case those
> >> also have to be GPL anyway so it's unnecessary to spell it out in the
> >> macro name.
> >>
> >> [...]
> > 
> > Ok, so last I remember we said that this is going upstream rather sooner
> > than later before we keep piling on users. If that's still the case I'll
> > take it via vfs.fixes unless I hear objections.
> 
> This used to go through Masahiro's kbuild tree. However, since he is not
> available anymore [1] I think it makes sense that this goes through the modules
> tree. The only reason we waited until rc1 was released was because of Greg's
> advise [2]. Let me know if that makes sense to you and if so, I'll merge this
> ASAP.

At this point it would mean messing up all of vfs.fixes to drop it from
there. So I'd just leave it in there and send it to Linus. Next time
I know where it'll end up.