On Sat, 18 Aug 2012 19:56:23 -0700, Andi Kleen <a...@firstfloor.org> wrote: > @@ -78,11 +78,13 @@ extern struct module __this_module; > > #else /* !CONFIG_MODULES... */ > > -#define EXPORT_SYMBOL(sym) > -#define EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sym) > -#define EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL_FUTURE(sym) > -#define EXPORT_UNUSED_SYMBOL(sym) > -#define EXPORT_UNUSED_SYMBOL_GPL(sym) > +/* Even without modules keep the __visible side effect */ > + > +#define EXPORT_SYMBOL(sym) extern typeof(sym) sym __visible > +#define EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sym) extern typeof(sym) sym __visible > +#define EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL_FUTURE(sym) extern typeof(sym) sym __visible > +#define EXPORT_UNUSED_SYMBOL(sym) extern typeof(sym) sym __visible > +#define EXPORT_UNUSED_SYMBOL_GPL(sym) extern typeof(sym) sym __visible > > #endif /* CONFIG_MODULES */
Really, why? Seems like a win to have them eliminated if unused. Naively, I would think many cases of __visible should be #ifdef CONFIG_MODULES. What am I missing? Thanks, Rusty. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
