[PATCH 1/2] sysfs: remove exports of sysfs_*change_owner()

[PATCH 1/2] sysfs: remove exports of sysfs_*change_owner()

[Greg Kroah-Hartman]

Both sysfs_change_owner() and sysfs_file_change_owner() are exported to
modules, but there are no in-kernel module users, so remove the exports
so that crazy out-of-tree drivers don't get the impression that it is
safe to call these functions at all.

Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
---
 fs/sysfs/file.c | 2 --
 1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/sysfs/file.c b/fs/sysfs/file.c
index 3825e780cc58..a8176c875f55 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/file.c
@@ -689,7 +689,6 @@ int sysfs_file_change_owner(struct kobject *kobj, const char *name, kuid_t kuid,
 
 	return error;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sysfs_file_change_owner);
 
 /**
  *	sysfs_change_owner - change owner of the given object.
@@ -736,7 +735,6 @@ int sysfs_change_owner(struct kobject *kobj, kuid_t kuid, kgid_t kgid)
 
 	return 0;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sysfs_change_owner);
 
 /**
  *	sysfs_emit - scnprintf equivalent, aware of PAGE_SIZE buffer.
-- 
2.53.0

[PATCH 2/2] driver core: remove device_change_owner() export

[Greg Kroah-Hartman]

The function, device_change_owner() is exported for modules to use,
but there are no in-kernel users of it, so remove the export to prevent
out-of-tree code from thinking this is a safe function to call.

Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
---
 drivers/base/core.c | 1 -
 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
index 40de2f51a1b1..f599a1384eec 100644
--- a/drivers/base/core.c
+++ b/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -4781,7 +4781,6 @@ int device_change_owner(struct device *dev, kuid_t kuid, kgid_t kgid)
 	put_device(dev);
 	return error;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(device_change_owner);
 
 /**
  * device_shutdown - call ->shutdown() on each device to shutdown.
-- 
2.53.0

Re: [PATCH 2/2] driver core: remove device_change_owner() export

[Danilo Krummrich]

On Thu Feb 5, 2026 at 2:09 PM CET, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> The function, device_change_owner() is exported for modules to use,
> but there are no in-kernel users of it, so remove the export to prevent
> out-of-tree code from thinking this is a safe function to call.
>
> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>

Reviewed-by: Danilo Krummrich <dakr@kernel.org>

Re: [PATCH 2/2] driver core: remove device_change_owner() export

[Rafael J. Wysocki]

On Thu, Feb 5, 2026 at 2:09 PM Greg Kroah-Hartman
<gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> wrote:
>
> The function, device_change_owner() is exported for modules to use,
> but there are no in-kernel users of it, so remove the export to prevent
> out-of-tree code from thinking this is a safe function to call.
>
> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>

Reviewed-by: Rafael J. Wysocki (Intel) <rafael@kernel.org>

> ---
>  drivers/base/core.c | 1 -
>  1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
> index 40de2f51a1b1..f599a1384eec 100644
> --- a/drivers/base/core.c
> +++ b/drivers/base/core.c
> @@ -4781,7 +4781,6 @@ int device_change_owner(struct device *dev, kuid_t kuid, kgid_t kgid)
>         put_device(dev);
>         return error;
>  }
> -EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(device_change_owner);
>
>  /**
>   * device_shutdown - call ->shutdown() on each device to shutdown.
> --
> 2.53.0
>

Re: [PATCH 1/2] sysfs: remove exports of sysfs_*change_owner()

[Danilo Krummrich]

On Thu Feb 5, 2026 at 2:09 PM CET, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> Both sysfs_change_owner() and sysfs_file_change_owner() are exported to
> modules, but there are no in-kernel module users, so remove the exports
> so that crazy out-of-tree drivers don't get the impression that it is
> safe to call these functions at all.
>
> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>

Reviewed-by: Danilo Krummrich <dakr@kernel.org>

Re: [PATCH 1/2] sysfs: remove exports of sysfs_*change_owner()

[Rafael J. Wysocki]

On Thu, Feb 5, 2026 at 2:09 PM Greg Kroah-Hartman
<gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> wrote:
>
> Both sysfs_change_owner() and sysfs_file_change_owner() are exported to
> modules, but there are no in-kernel module users, so remove the exports
> so that crazy out-of-tree drivers don't get the impression that it is
> safe to call these functions at all.
>
> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>

Reviewed-by: Rafael J. Wysocki (Intel) <rafael@kernel.org>

> ---
>  fs/sysfs/file.c | 2 --
>  1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/fs/sysfs/file.c b/fs/sysfs/file.c
> index 3825e780cc58..a8176c875f55 100644
> --- a/fs/sysfs/file.c
> +++ b/fs/sysfs/file.c
> @@ -689,7 +689,6 @@ int sysfs_file_change_owner(struct kobject *kobj, const char *name, kuid_t kuid,
>
>         return error;
>  }
> -EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sysfs_file_change_owner);
>
>  /**
>   *     sysfs_change_owner - change owner of the given object.
> @@ -736,7 +735,6 @@ int sysfs_change_owner(struct kobject *kobj, kuid_t kuid, kgid_t kgid)
>
>         return 0;
>  }
> -EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sysfs_change_owner);
>
>  /**
>   *     sysfs_emit - scnprintf equivalent, aware of PAGE_SIZE buffer.
> --
> 2.53.0
>

Re: [PATCH 1/2] sysfs: remove exports of sysfs_*change_owner()

[Lee Jones]

On Thu, 05 Feb 2026, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:

> Both sysfs_change_owner() and sysfs_file_change_owner() are exported to
> modules, but there are no in-kernel module users, so remove the exports
> so that crazy out-of-tree drivers don't get the impression that it is
> safe to call these functions at all.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>

Reported-by: Lee Jones <lee@kernel.org>
Reviewed-by: Lee Jones <lee@kernel.org>

:)

> ---
>  fs/sysfs/file.c | 2 --
>  1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/fs/sysfs/file.c b/fs/sysfs/file.c
> index 3825e780cc58..a8176c875f55 100644
> --- a/fs/sysfs/file.c
> +++ b/fs/sysfs/file.c
> @@ -689,7 +689,6 @@ int sysfs_file_change_owner(struct kobject *kobj, const char *name, kuid_t kuid,
>  
>  	return error;
>  }
> -EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sysfs_file_change_owner);
>  
>  /**
>   *	sysfs_change_owner - change owner of the given object.
> @@ -736,7 +735,6 @@ int sysfs_change_owner(struct kobject *kobj, kuid_t kuid, kgid_t kgid)
>  
>  	return 0;
>  }
> -EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sysfs_change_owner);
>  
>  /**
>   *	sysfs_emit - scnprintf equivalent, aware of PAGE_SIZE buffer.
> -- 
> 2.53.0
> 

-- 
Lee Jones [李琼斯]