On Sun, Dec 04, 2005 at 06:06:48AM -0500, Sabyasachi Pradhan wrote:
> Hi,
Hi,
> Just wanted to know the use of EXPORT_SYMBOL() which appears in quite
> some files in the linux kernel. If I am writing a loadable module and I
> need to export some symbol form some file in the kernel, what all steps
> should I need to take ?
for your development, simply place the EXPORT_SYMBOL()'s directly below
the functions you want to export (as long as they are not static).
If you need the EXPORT_SYMBOL()'s in the mainline kernel, send the patch
to add them when you submit your module for inclusion in the kernel.
> regards,
>
> --sabyasachi
cu
Adrian
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