Re: [PATCH v2 0/5] KVM: Export KVM-internal symbols for sub-modules only

Sean Christopherson
2025-09-27T06:02:50Z

On Thu, 18 Sep 2025 17:32:58 -0700, Sean Christopherson wrote:
> Use the newfangled EXPORT_SYMBOL_FOR_MODULES() along with some macro
> shenanigans to export KVM-internal symbols if and only if KVM has one or
> more sub-modules, and only for those sub-modules, e.g. x86's kvm-amd.ko
> and/or kvm-intel.ko.
>
> Patch 5 gives KVM x86 the full treatment. If anyone wants to tackle PPC,
> it should be doable to restrict KVM PPC's exports as well.
>
> [...]

Quite belatedly (forgot to send the "thanks"), applied to kvm-x86 exports.

[1/5] KVM: s390/vfio-ap: Use kvm_is_gpa_in_memslot() instead of open coded equivalent
https://github.com/kvm-x86/linux/commit/66d1a7ac946c
[2/5] KVM: Export KVM-internal symbols for sub-modules only
https://github.com/kvm-x86/linux/commit/d66078b8c990
[3/5] KVM: x86: Move kvm_intr_is_single_vcpu() to lapic.c
https://github.com/kvm-x86/linux/commit/16e53ef18450
[4/5] KVM: x86: Drop pointless exports of kvm_arch_xxx() hooks
https://github.com/kvm-x86/linux/commit/26caf4d04e01
[5/5] KVM: x86: Export KVM-internal symbols for sub-modules only
https://github.com/kvm-x86/linux/commit/aca2a0fa7796

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