Re: [PATCH] dma-buf: Use EXPORT_SYMBOL

[Rob Clark <rob.clark@linaro.org>]

On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 6:08 PM, Robert Morell <rmorell@nvidia.com> wrote:
> EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL is intended to be used for "an internal implementation
> issue, and not really an interface".  The dma-buf infrastructure is
> explicitly intended as an interface between modules/drivers, so it
> should use EXPORT_SYMBOL instead.


We discussed this topic at the kernel-gfx mini-summit at ELC.
Following the discussion, I agree that dma-buf infrastructure is
intended as an interface between driver subsystems.  And because (for
now) all the other arm SoC gl(es) stacks unfortunately involve a
closed src userspace, and since I consider userspace and kernel as
tightly coupled in the realm of graphics stacks, I don't think we can
really claim the moral high-ground here.  So I can't object to use of
EXPORT_SYMBOL() instead of EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL().

That said, I expect the dma-buf infrastructure to still be evolving
and it is the responsibility for out-of-tree users of the API (GPL or
otherwise) to adapt as the dma-buf API changes.  And there isn't much
the in-tree drivers can do when it comes to debugging of buffer
sharing issues with out-of-tree drivers (binary or otherwise), leaving
the debugging responsibility to the owners of different out-of-tree
drivers.

BR,
-R

> Signed-off-by: Robert Morell <rmorell@nvidia.com>
> ---
>  drivers/base/dma-buf.c |   16 ++++++++--------
>  1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/base/dma-buf.c b/drivers/base/dma-buf.c
> index e38ad24..4ed5a5d 100644
> --- a/drivers/base/dma-buf.c
> +++ b/drivers/base/dma-buf.c
> @@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ struct dma_buf *dma_buf_export(void *priv, struct dma_buf_ops *ops,
>
>        return dmabuf;
>  }
> -EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dma_buf_export);
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(dma_buf_export);
>
>
>  /**
> @@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ int dma_buf_fd(struct dma_buf *dmabuf)
>
>        return fd;
>  }
> -EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dma_buf_fd);
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(dma_buf_fd);
>
>  /**
>  * dma_buf_get - returns the dma_buf structure related to an fd
> @@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ struct dma_buf *dma_buf_get(int fd)
>
>        return file->private_data;
>  }
> -EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dma_buf_get);
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(dma_buf_get);
>
>  /**
>  * dma_buf_put - decreases refcount of the buffer
> @@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ void dma_buf_put(struct dma_buf *dmabuf)
>
>        fput(dmabuf->file);
>  }
> -EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dma_buf_put);
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(dma_buf_put);
>
>  /**
>  * dma_buf_attach - Add the device to dma_buf's attachments list; optionally,
> @@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ err_attach:
>        mutex_unlock(&dmabuf->lock);
>        return ERR_PTR(ret);
>  }
> -EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dma_buf_attach);
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(dma_buf_attach);
>
>  /**
>  * dma_buf_detach - Remove the given attachment from dmabuf's attachments list;
> @@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ void dma_buf_detach(struct dma_buf *dmabuf, struct dma_buf_attachment *attach)
>        mutex_unlock(&dmabuf->lock);
>        kfree(attach);
>  }
> -EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dma_buf_detach);
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(dma_buf_detach);
>
>  /**
>  * dma_buf_map_attachment - Returns the scatterlist table of the attachment;
> @@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ struct sg_table *dma_buf_map_attachment(struct dma_buf_attachment *attach,
>
>        return sg_table;
>  }
> -EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dma_buf_map_attachment);
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(dma_buf_map_attachment);
>
>  /**
>  * dma_buf_unmap_attachment - unmaps and decreases usecount of the buffer;might
> @@ -288,4 +288,4 @@ void dma_buf_unmap_attachment(struct dma_buf_attachment *attach,
>        mutex_unlock(&attach->dmabuf->lock);
>
>  }
> -EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dma_buf_unmap_attachment);
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(dma_buf_unmap_attachment);
> --
> 1.7.3.4
>
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