Re: [PATCH] powerpc: Add EXPORT_SYMBOL for symbols required by fs_enet and cpm_uart

From: Christoph Hellwig
Date: Sun Nov 11 2007 - 15:15:28 EST


On Sun, Nov 11, 2007 at 06:01:37PM +0100, Jochen Friedrich wrote:
> --- a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/commproc.c
> +++ b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/commproc.c
> @@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ static void m8xx_cpm_dpinit(void);
> static uint host_buffer; /* One page of host buffer */
> static uint host_end; /* end + 1 */
> cpm8xx_t __iomem *cpmp; /* Pointer to comm processor space */
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(cpmp);

Sorry, but this is a nightmare waiting to happen. Please define
proper accessors instead. (And get rid of the typedef while you're
at it)


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