Re: [PATCH v4 02/21] kallsyms: Export kallsyms_lookup_name

[Mukesh Ojha]

On 6/28/2023 6:54 PM, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 28, 2023 at 3:35 PM Mukesh Ojha <quic_mojha@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Module like minidump providing debugging support will need to
> > get the symbol information from the core kernel e.g to get
> > the linux_banner, kernel section addresses bss, data, ro etc.
> >
> > commit 0bd476e6c671 ("kallsyms: unexport kallsyms_lookup_name()
>
> Commit
>
> >   and kallsyms_on_each_symbol()") unexports kallsyms_lookup_name
> > due to lack of in-tree user of the symbol. Now, that minidump
> > will one of its user, export it.
>
> users
>
> ...
>
> Is it a direct revert? Then make it visible by leaving pieces from `git revert`.

No, it is not direct revert..

> ...
>
> > -
>
> If not, drop this stray change.

ok

- Mukesh
> > +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kallsyms_lookup_name);