netdev - Re: [PATCH] phylib: export phy_suspend and phy

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Date:	Tue, 08 Apr 2014 12:29:53 -0400 (EDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	tobias@...dekranz.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] phylib: export phy_suspend and phy_resume

From: Tobias Waldekranz <tobias@...dekranz.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2014 09:11:01 +0200

> These functions are exported in include/linux/phy.h but the symbol
> exports where missing.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Tobias Waldekranz <tobias@...dekranz.com>

Because they are only used in places where module exports are unnecessary.
Presence in foo.h does not automatically mean the symbol should be
exported to modules.

If you come up with a use case that requires the module export, submit
it along with a patch like this.

But for now I'm not applying this, sorry.
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