seq_open, et. al. are not exported for modules

seq_open, et. al. are not exported for modules

[Tommy Reynolds]

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Alex,

The patch below, relative to 2.4.16, exports the seq_FOO symbols so they can be
used from a loadable kernel module.

BTW: could the "kmalloc()" calls be safely changed to "vmalloc()"?

--- linux/kernel/ksyms.c.orig	Thu Nov 29 13:14:10 2001
+++ linux/kernel/ksyms.c	Thu Nov 29 13:15:29 2001
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 #include <linux/tty.h>
 #include <linux/in6.h>
 #include <linux/completion.h>
+#include <linux/seq_file.h>
 #include <asm/checksum.h>
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_PROC_FS)
@@ -559,3 +560,11 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(init_task_union);
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(tasklist_lock);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(pidhash);
+
+/* Sequential file systems */
+
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(seq_open);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(seq_read);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(seq_lseek);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(seq_release);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(seq_escape);


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Re: seq_open, et. al. are not exported for modules

[Tommy Reynolds]

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More important activities lacking, "Tommy Reynolds" <reynolds@redhat.com> wrote:

> Alex,
> 
> The patch below, relative to 2.4.16, exports the seq_FOO symbols so they can be
> used from a loadable kernel module.

The patch omitted "seq_printf" ;-(

This one doesn't:

--- linux/kernel/ksyms.c.orig	Thu Nov 29 13:14:10 2001
+++ linux/kernel/ksyms.c	Thu Nov 29 13:58:27 2001
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 #include <linux/tty.h>
 #include <linux/in6.h>
 #include <linux/completion.h>
+#include <linux/seq_file.h>
 #include <asm/checksum.h>
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_PROC_FS)
@@ -559,3 +560,12 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(init_task_union);
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(tasklist_lock);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(pidhash);
+
+/* Sequential file systems */
+
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(seq_open);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(seq_read);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(seq_lseek);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(seq_release);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(seq_escape);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(seq_printf);


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Tommy Reynolds                               | mailto: <reynolds@redhat.com>
Red Hat, Inc., Embedded Development Services | Phone:  +1.256.704.9286
307 Wynn Drive NW, Huntsville, AL 35805 USA  | FAX:    +1.256.837.3839
Senior Software Developer                    | Mobile: +1.919.641.2923

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