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On 08/07/2013 10:52 AM, Arik Nemtsov wrote:
> When custom patches are cherry-picked to a kernel, some symbols exported
> by backports may clash with the built-in ones. Rename the backports
> symbols using the standard backport_ prefix to prevent that. Backported
> drivers will resolve to the correct function via a define.
>
> The offending symbols were exported by the patch below:
>
> commit 2ce5c22448bb45998318267c00b5d6ef9cff3170
> Author: Hauke Mehrtens <hauke@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Thu Jun 6 13:48:04 2013 +0200
>
> backports: backport some memory functions
>
> Signed-off-by: Arik Nemtsov <arik@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> backport/backport-include/asm/mtrr.h | 7 +++++--
> backport/backport-include/linux/io.h | 14 +++++++-------
> backport/compat/backport-3.11.c | 16 ++++++++--------
> 3 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/backport/backport-include/asm/mtrr.h b/backport/backport-include/asm/mtrr.h
> index cf0f6fd..c5760b4 100644
> --- a/backport/backport-include/asm/mtrr.h
> +++ b/backport/backport-include/asm/mtrr.h
> @@ -7,14 +7,17 @@
> * The following functions are for use by other drivers that cannot use
> * arch_phys_wc_add and arch_phys_wc_del.
> */
> +#ifndef phys_wc_to_mtrr_index
> #ifdef CONFIG_MTRR
> -extern int phys_wc_to_mtrr_index(int handle);
> +extern int backport_phys_wc_to_mtrr_index(int handle);
> #else
> -static inline int phys_wc_to_mtrr_index(int handle)
> +static inline int backport_phys_wc_to_mtrr_index(int handle)
> {
> return -1;
> }
> #endif /* CONFIG_MTRR */
> +#define phys_wc_to_mtrr_index LINUX_BACKPORT(phys_wc_to_mtrr_index)
You should put this line before the #ifndef phy_.... and then you do not
have to use backport_phys_wc_to_mtrr_index with the prefix anywhere in
backports. This also applies for the other places where you manually add
backport_.
> +#endif
> #endif /* (LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(3,11,0)) */
>
> #endif /* __BACKPORT_ASM_MTRR_H */
> diff --git a/backport/backport-include/linux/io.h b/backport/backport-include/linux/io.h
> index 9a5b308..5f62c62 100644
> --- a/backport/backport-include/linux/io.h
> +++ b/backport/backport-include/linux/io.h
> @@ -15,22 +15,22 @@
> */
> #ifndef arch_phys_wc_add
> #ifdef CONFIG_MTRR
> -extern int __must_check arch_phys_wc_add(unsigned long base,
> - unsigned long size);
> -extern void arch_phys_wc_del(int handle);
> +extern int __must_check backport_arch_phys_wc_add(unsigned long base,
> + unsigned long size);
> +extern void backport_arch_phys_wc_del(int handle);
> #else
> -static inline int __must_check arch_phys_wc_add(unsigned long base,
> - unsigned long size)
> +static inline int __must_check backport_arch_phys_wc_add(unsigned long base,
> + unsigned long size)
> {
> return 0; /* It worked (i.e. did nothing). */
> }
>
> -static inline void arch_phys_wc_del(int handle)
> +static inline void backport_arch_phys_wc_del(int handle)
> {
> }
> #endif /* CONFIG_MTRR */
>
> -#define arch_phys_wc_add arch_phys_wc_add
> +#define arch_phys_wc_add LINUX_BACKPORT(arch_phys_wc_add)
> #endif
>
> #endif /* __BACKPORT_LINUX_IO_H */
> diff --git a/backport/compat/backport-3.11.c b/backport/compat/backport-3.11.c
> index c6d5a02..5ff17d1 100644
> --- a/backport/compat/backport-3.11.c
> +++ b/backport/compat/backport-3.11.c
> @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
> #define MTRR_TO_PHYS_WC_OFFSET 1000
>
> /**
> - * arch_phys_wc_add - add a WC MTRR and handle errors if PAT is unavailable
> + * backport_arch_phys_wc_add - add a WC MTRR and handle errors if PAT is unavailable
> * @base: Physical base address
> * @size: Size of region
> *
> @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
> * Drivers must store the return value to pass to mtrr_del_wc_if_needed,
> * but drivers should not try to interpret that return value.
> */
> -int arch_phys_wc_add(unsigned long base, unsigned long size)
> +int backport_arch_phys_wc_add(unsigned long base, unsigned long size)
> {
> int ret;
>
> @@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ int arch_phys_wc_add(unsigned long base, unsigned long size)
> }
> return ret + MTRR_TO_PHYS_WC_OFFSET;
> }
> -EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(arch_phys_wc_add);
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(backport_arch_phys_wc_add);
>
> /*
> * arch_phys_wc_del - undoes arch_phys_wc_add
> @@ -60,17 +60,17 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(arch_phys_wc_add);
> * The API guarantees that mtrr_del_wc_if_needed(error code) and
> * mtrr_del_wc_if_needed(0) do nothing.
> */
> -void arch_phys_wc_del(int handle)
> +void backport_arch_phys_wc_del(int handle)
> {
> if (handle >= 1) {
> WARN_ON(handle < MTRR_TO_PHYS_WC_OFFSET);
> mtrr_del(handle - MTRR_TO_PHYS_WC_OFFSET, 0, 0);
> }
> }
> -EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(arch_phys_wc_del);
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(backport_arch_phys_wc_del);
>
> /*
> - * phys_wc_to_mtrr_index - translates arch_phys_wc_add's return value
> + * backport_phys_wc_to_mtrr_index - translates arch_phys_wc_add's return value
> * @handle: Return value from arch_phys_wc_add
> *
> * This will turn the return value from arch_phys_wc_add into an mtrr
> @@ -80,13 +80,13 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(arch_phys_wc_del);
> * in printk line. Alas there is an illegitimate use in some ancient
> * drm ioctls.
> */
> -int phys_wc_to_mtrr_index(int handle)
> +int backport_phys_wc_to_mtrr_index(int handle)
> {
> if (handle < MTRR_TO_PHYS_WC_OFFSET)
> return -1;
> else
> return handle - MTRR_TO_PHYS_WC_OFFSET;
> }
> -EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(phys_wc_to_mtrr_index);
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(backport_phys_wc_to_mtrr_index);
>
> #endif /* CONFIG_MTRR */
>
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