Re: [PATCH] b/arch/x86/mm/pti.c - make local symbols static

[Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@intel.com>]

> Make both variables static.

"pti_set_kernel_image_nonglobal(void)" is an awfully funny looking
variable. ;)

> Signed-off-by: Valdis Kletnieks <valdis.kletnieks@vt.edu>
> 
> ---
> diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/pti.c b/arch/x86/mm/pti.c
> index 4fee5c3003ed..139b28a01ce4 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/mm/pti.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/mm/pti.c
> @@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ static void __init pti_print_if_secure(const char *reason)
>  		pr_info("%s\n", reason);
>  }
>  
> -enum pti_mode {
> +static enum pti_mode {

I'm struggling to figure out why we would want to do this.  If there's a
really good reason, I think we probably need to do it en masse:

$ grep -r '^enum.{' arch/x86/ | wc -l
48

>  	PTI_AUTO = 0,
>  	PTI_FORCE_OFF,
>  	PTI_FORCE_ON
> @@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ static void pti_clone_kernel_text(void)
>  	set_memory_global(start, (end_global - start) >> PAGE_SHIFT);
>  }
>  
> -void pti_set_kernel_image_nonglobal(void)
> +static void pti_set_kernel_image_nonglobal(void)

Yes, this function should be static.