Re: EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL_FOR_MODULES() heads up

[Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@gmail.com>]

Mon, Jun 23, 2025 at 06:41:58PM +0100, Jonathan Cameron kirjoitti:
> On Mon, 23 Jun 2025 13:45:07 +0300
> Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com> wrote:
> 
> > Pay attention to a new commit 707f853d7fa3 ("module: Provide
> > EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL_FOR_MODULES() helper"). This one is what we
> > mostly need in IIO.
> > 
> 
> Thanks Andy - I'd not registered that merged.
> 
> I was following the discussion that lead to that patch and
> it was targeted at a different use case to our typical one in IIO.
> I was to prevent anyone else getting access to a particular call
> that was needed for modular KVM. It's about abuse prevention rather
> than what we typically care about which is reducing namespace
> polution.
> 
> Now that's not to say it isn't also helpful for us, but I'd like
> to not rush to using it until we see if it is getting general
> adoption outside of that specific KVM case and similar.

FWIW, I have noticed this due to the commit
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/tty.git/commit/?h=tty-next&id=b20d6576cdb3530d4a2d81611a8b8eb99780ce3e

> So let's wait a cycle or so and look again,

Sure.

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko