+++ Christoph Hellwig [29/07/20 08:27 +0200]:
find_symbol is only used in module.c.
Signed-off-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@xxxxxx>
CCing the livepatching ML, as this may or may not impact its users.
AFAIK, the out-of-tree kpatch module had used find_symbol() in the
past, I am not sure what its current status is. I suspect all of its
functionality has been migrated to upstream livepatch already.
---
include/linux/module.h | 11 -----------
kernel/module.c | 3 +--
2 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 13 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/linux/module.h b/include/linux/module.h
index f1fdbeef2153a8..90bdc362be3681 100644
--- a/include/linux/module.h
+++ b/include/linux/module.h
@@ -590,17 +590,6 @@ struct symsearch {
bool unused;
};
-/*
- * Search for an exported symbol by name.
- *
- * Must be called with module_mutex held or preemption disabled.
- */
-const struct kernel_symbol *find_symbol(const char *name,
- struct module **owner,
- const s32 **crc,
- bool gplok,
- bool warn);
-
/*
* Walk the exported symbol table
*
diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
index 17d64dae756c80..84da96a6d8241c 100644
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ static bool find_exported_symbol_in_section(const struct symsearch *syms,
/* Find an exported symbol and return it, along with, (optional) crc and
* (optional) module which owns it. Needs preempt disabled or module_mutex. */
-const struct kernel_symbol *find_symbol(const char *name,
+static const struct kernel_symbol *find_symbol(const char *name,
struct module **owner,
const s32 **crc,
bool gplok,
@@ -608,7 +608,6 @@ const struct kernel_symbol *find_symbol(const char *name,
pr_debug("Failed to find symbol %s\n", name);
return NULL;
}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(find_symbol);
/*
* Search for module by name: must hold module_mutex (or preempt disabled
--
2.27.0
