Re: [RFC PATCH 1/2] net-next: ax88796: export ax_NS8390_init() hook

[Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>]

Hi Michael,

On Sat, Jun 9, 2018 at 7:58 AM Michael Schmitz <schmitzmic@gmail.com> wrote:
> The block I/O code for the new X-Surf 100 ax88796 driver needs
> ax_NS8390_init() for error fixup in its block_output function.
>
> Export this function so we can lose the lib8380.c include in the
> X-Surf 100 driver.
>
> Signed-off-by: Michael Schmitz <schmitzmic@gmail.com>

Thanks for your patch!

> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/8390/ax88796.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/8390/ax88796.c
> @@ -62,6 +62,8 @@
>
>  #include "lib8390.c"
>
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ax_NS8390_init);

While that works for the modular case, it doesn't work for the builtin case,
as the function is static.

You can fix that by adding a non-static wrapper, and exporting that one instead.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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