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