Re: [PATCH v3] module: Rename EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL_FOR_MODULES to EXPORT_SYMBOL_FOR_MODULES

[Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>]

On Tue, Jul 22, 2025 at 10:49:48AM +0200, Vlastimil Babka wrote:
> On 7/22/25 10:46, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> > On Tue, Jul 22, 2025 at 10:26:43AM +0200, Daniel Gomez wrote:
> >> > 
> >> > Maybe with no reply, you can queue it then?
> >> 
> >> + Jiri, Stephen and Greg, added to the To: list.
> >> 
> >> EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL_FOR_MODULES macro was merged [1] through Masahiro's
> >> pull request in v6.16-rc1. This patch from Vlastimil renames the macro to
> >> EXPORT_SYMBOL_FOR_MODULES. This means Jiri's patch b20d6576cdb3 "serial: 8250:
> >> export RSA functions" will need to be updated accordingly. I'd like like to
> >> know how you prefer to proceed, since it was requested to have this merged as a
> >> fix before Linus releases a new kernel with the former name.
> > 
> > So you want this in 6.16-final?  Ok, do so and then someone needs to fix
> > up the build breakage in linux-next and in all of the pull requests to
> > Linus for 6.17-rc1 :)
> > 
> >> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/CAK7LNAQunzxOHR+vMZLf8kqxyRtLx-Z2G2VZquJmndrT9TZjiQ@mail.gmail.com/ [1]
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Masahiro, just a heads-up that I plan to merge this through the linux-modules
> >> tree unless you advise otherwise.
> > 
> > Why not just do the rename after 6.17-rc1 is out?  That way all new
> > users will be able to be caught at that point in time.  There's no issue
> 
> Hm there might be people basing their new exports for 6.18 on 6.17-rc1. They
> would have to be told to use rc2 then.

Yes, that's normal, nothing wrong with that at all, we make api name
changes across the tree quite often (i.e. almost every-other release.)

> Maybe the best way would be if Linus
> did this just before tagging rc1, while fixing up all users merged during
> the merge window?

Again, what's wrong with -rc2?  Anyone caught using this on only -rc1
will get a quick "this broke the build" report in linux-next so it's not
like this is going to be unnoticed at all.

thanks,

greg k-h