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From: Christoph Hellwig <hch@infradead.org>
To: Dongbum Kim <dongbumkim75@gmail.com>
Cc: rafael@kernel.org, lenb@kernel.org, pavel@kernel.org,
	linux-pm@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	Dongbum Kim <dongbum.kim@lge.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] power: use EXPORT_SYMBOL() to export symbol
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2026 23:02:16 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <ao0v6G68S_W5CBz5@infradead.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260820034445.2562231-1-dongbum.kim@lge.com>

On Thu, Aug 20, 2026 at 12:44:45PM +0900, Dongbum Kim wrote:
> Add EXPORT_SYMBOL() to mark freeze_timeout_msecs symbol as visible.
> 
> freeze_timeout_msecs defines the timeout for try_to_freeze_tasks. If
> tasks cannot be frozen within this timeout, try_to_freeze_tasks fails,
> and causes suspend or hibernation to fail.
> 
> For example, a device driver may need to perform certain operations

I think you really should know that:

 a) exports without users are a complete no-go, and sending them is
    considered a major offence
 b) even with users, exporting data (variables) is generally a bad idea
 c) non-GPL exports for new functionality are almost always a bad idea

if not please take this up with your corporate and technical leadership
to ensure the Linux training standards at LG are up to date.

      reply	other threads:[~2026-08-25  6:02 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 2+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-08-20  3:44 [PATCH] power: use EXPORT_SYMBOL() to export symbol Dongbum Kim
2026-08-25  6:02 ` Christoph Hellwig [this message]

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