pradeep singh wrote:
Hi All,
A Quick but perhaps dumbass query,
1. int function_A(...)
{
...;
}
2. int function_B(...)
{
...;
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(function_B);
Okay i understand I should use the EXPORT_SYMBOL way if i want
function_B to be used
Hi,
Is it a compulsion for a function which need to be used in any other
source file, exported through EXPORT_SYMBOL only?
Does this means all the places in kernel(and there are loads of
them), where a function is non-static and is used in other source
files should actually be using
EXPORT_SYMBOL macro creates a new kernel symbol entry (address of the symbol,
symbol) based on the value you specify and puts it in a special section of the
kernel image, in __ksymtab section. When modules are loaded dynamically, the
loader resolves the symbols during run time by parsing the
