Re: [PATCH 1/2] module: Restrict module namespace access to in-tree modules

[Nicolas Schier <nicolas@fjasle.eu>]

On Tue, Jul 08, 2025 at 09:28:57AM +0200 Vlastimil Babka wrote:
> The module namespace support has been introduced to allow restricting
> exports to specific modules only, and intended for in-tree modules such
> as kvm. Make this intention explicit by disallowing out of tree modules
> both for the module loader and modpost.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@suse.cz>
> ---
>  Documentation/core-api/symbol-namespaces.rst | 5 +++--
>  kernel/module/main.c                         | 3 ++-
>  scripts/mod/modpost.c                        | 6 +++++-
>  3 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/core-api/symbol-namespaces.rst b/Documentation/core-api/symbol-namespaces.rst
> index 32fc73dc5529e8844c2ce2580987155bcd13cd09..dc228ac738a5cdc49cc736c29170ca96df6a28dc 100644
> --- a/Documentation/core-api/symbol-namespaces.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/core-api/symbol-namespaces.rst
> @@ -83,13 +83,14 @@ Symbols exported using this macro are put into a module namespace. This
>  namespace cannot be imported.
>  
>  The macro takes a comma separated list of module names, allowing only those
> -modules to access this symbol. Simple tail-globs are supported.
> +modules to access this symbol. The access is restricted to in-tree modules.
> +Simple tail-globs are supported.
>  
>  For example::
>  
>    EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL_FOR_MODULES(preempt_notifier_inc, "kvm,kvm-*")
>  
> -will limit usage of this symbol to modules whoes name matches the given
> +will limit usage of this symbol to in-tree modules whoes name matches the given

If you keep touching this line, might you fix the typo?

s/whoes/whose/

Kind regards,
Nicolas