lookup_or_create_module_kobject() is marked as static and __init,
to make it global drop static keyword.
Since this function can be called from non-init code, use __modinit
instead of __init, __modinit marker will make it __init if
CONFIG_MODULES is not defined.
Suggested-by: Rasmus Villemoes <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Shyam Saini <shyamsaini@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
include/linux/module.h | 2 ++
kernel/params.c | 2 +-
2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/include/linux/module.h b/include/linux/module.h
index 12f8a7d4fc1c..aeaaf9e068eb 100644
--- a/include/linux/module.h
+++ b/include/linux/module.h
@@ -162,6 +162,8 @@ extern void cleanup_module(void);
#define __INITRODATA_OR_MODULE __INITRODATA
#endif /*CONFIG_MODULES*/
+struct module_kobject *lookup_or_create_module_kobject(const char *name);
+
/* Generic info of form tag = "info" */
#define MODULE_INFO(tag, info) __MODULE_INFO(tag, tag, info)
diff --git a/kernel/params.c b/kernel/params.c
index 6e87aef876b2..1073f8ebd5a6 100644
--- a/kernel/params.c
+++ b/kernel/params.c
@@ -763,7 +763,7 @@ void destroy_params(const struct kernel_param *params, unsigned num)
params[i].ops->free(params[i].arg);
}
-static struct module_kobject * __init lookup_or_create_module_kobject(const char *name)
+struct module_kobject __modinit * lookup_or_create_module_kobject(const char *name)
{
struct module_kobject *mk;
struct kobject *kobj;
--
2.34.1
