Patch "modules: mark find_symbol static" has been added to the 5.4-stable tree

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This is a note to let you know that I've just added the patch titled

    modules: mark find_symbol static

to the 5.4-stable tree which can be found at:
    http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/stable-queue.git;a=summary

The filename of the patch is:
     modules-mark-find_symbol-static.patch
and it can be found in the queue-5.4 subdirectory.

If you, or anyone else, feels it should not be added to the stable tree,
please let <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> know about it.


>From 773110470e2fa3839523384ae014f8a723c4d178 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Christoph Hellwig <hch@xxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2020 08:10:21 +0200
Subject: modules: mark find_symbol static

From: Christoph Hellwig <hch@xxxxxx>

commit 773110470e2fa3839523384ae014f8a723c4d178 upstream.

find_symbol is only used in module.c.

Signed-off-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@xxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Jessica Yu <jeyu@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
 include/linux/module.h |   11 -----------
 kernel/module.c        |    3 +--
 2 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 13 deletions(-)

--- a/include/linux/module.h
+++ b/include/linux/module.h
@@ -570,17 +570,6 @@ struct symsearch {
 };
 
 /*
- * 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
  *
  * Must be called with module_mutex held or preemption disabled.
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ static bool find_exported_symbol_in_sect
 
 /* 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,
@@ -606,7 +606,6 @@ const struct kernel_symbol *find_symbol(
 	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


Patches currently in stable-queue which might be from hch@xxxxxx are

queue-5.4/modules-unexport-__module_address.patch
queue-5.4/modules-mark-find_symbol-static.patch
queue-5.4/modules-return-licensing-information-from-find_symbol.patch
queue-5.4/modules-inherit-taint_proprietary_module.patch
queue-5.4/modules-mark-ref_module-static.patch
queue-5.4/modules-rename-the-licence-field-in-struct-symsearch-to-license.patch
queue-5.4/modules-unexport-__module_text_address.patch
queue-5.4/modules-mark-each_symbol_section-static.patch



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