Re: [PATCH v4 02/21] kallsyms: Export kallsyms_lookup_name

[Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, Jun 28, 2023 at 3:35 PM Mukesh Ojha <quic_mojha@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> Module like minidump providing debugging support will need to
> get the symbol information from the core kernel e.g to get
> the linux_banner, kernel section addresses bss, data, ro etc.
>
> commit 0bd476e6c671 ("kallsyms: unexport kallsyms_lookup_name()

Commit

>  and kallsyms_on_each_symbol()") unexports kallsyms_lookup_name
> due to lack of in-tree user of the symbol. Now, that minidump
> will one of its user, export it.

users

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Is it a direct revert? Then make it visible by leaving pieces from `git revert`.

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> -

If not, drop this stray change.

> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kallsyms_lookup_name);


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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko