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From: Matthias Maennich <maennich@google.com>
To: Jessica Yu <jeyu@kernel.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 06/11] export: allow definition default namespaces in Makefiles or sources
Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2019 11:56:27 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20190828105627.GA41539@google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20190828104951.GC25048@linux-8ccs>

On Wed, Aug 28, 2019 at 12:49:51PM +0200, Jessica Yu wrote:
>+++ Matthias Maennich [21/08/19 12:49 +0100]:
>>To avoid excessive usage of EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS(sym, MY_NAMESPACE), where
>>MY_NAMESPACE will always be the namespace we are exporting to, allow
>>exporting all definitions of EXPORT_SYMBOL() and friends by defining
>>DEFAULT_SYMBOL_NAMESPACE.
>>
>>For example, to export all symbols defined in usb-common into the
>>namespace USB_COMMON, add a line like this to drivers/usb/common/Makefile:
>>
>> ccflags-y += -DDEFAULT_SYMBOL_NAMESPACE=USB_COMMON
>>
>>That is equivalent to changing all EXPORT_SYMBOL(sym) definitions to
>>EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS(sym, USB_COMMON). Subsequently all symbol namespaces
>>functionality will apply.
>>
>>Another way of making use of this feature is to define the namespace
>>within source or header files similar to how TRACE_SYSTEM defines are
>>used:
>> #undef DEFAULT_SYMBOL_NAMESPACE
>> #define DEFAULT_SYMBOL_NAMESPACE USB_COMMON
>>
>>Please note that, as opposed to TRACE_SYSTEM, DEFAULT_SYMBOL_NAMESPACE
>>has to be defined before including include/linux/export.h.
>>
>>If DEFAULT_SYMBOL_NAMESPACE is defined, a symbol can still be exported
>>to another namespace by using EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS() and friends with
>>explicitly specifying the namespace.
>
>This changelog provides a good summary of how to use
>DEFAULT_SYMBOL_NAMESPACE, I wonder if we should explicitly document
>its proper usage somewhere? (along with EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS*)
>The EXPORT_SYMBOL API is briefly documented in
>Documentation/kernel-hacking/hacking.rst - it might be slightly dated,
>but perhaps it'd fit there best?

I will add documentation along with the commits. Not only for the
macros, but in general to describe the feature.

>>Suggested-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
>>Reviewed-by: Martijn Coenen <maco@android.com>
>>Reviewed-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
>>Signed-off-by: Matthias Maennich <maennich@google.com>
>>---
>>include/linux/export.h | 6 ++++++
>>1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
>>
>>diff --git a/include/linux/export.h b/include/linux/export.h
>>index 8e12e05444d1..1fb243abdbc4 100644
>>--- a/include/linux/export.h
>>+++ b/include/linux/export.h
>>@@ -166,6 +166,12 @@ struct kernel_symbol {
>>#define __EXPORT_SYMBOL ___EXPORT_SYMBOL
>>#endif
>>
>>+#ifdef DEFAULT_SYMBOL_NAMESPACE
>>+#undef __EXPORT_SYMBOL
>>+#define __EXPORT_SYMBOL(sym, sec)				\
>>+	__EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS(sym, sec, DEFAULT_SYMBOL_NAMESPACE)
>>+#endif
>>+
>>#define EXPORT_SYMBOL(sym) __EXPORT_SYMBOL(sym, "")
>>#define EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sym) __EXPORT_SYMBOL(sym, "_gpl")
>>#define EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL_FUTURE(sym) __EXPORT_SYMBOL(sym, "_gpl_future")
>>-- 
>>2.23.0.rc1.153.gdeed80330f-goog
>>

  reply	other threads:[~2019-08-28 10:56 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 107+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
     [not found] <20180716122125.175792-1-maco@android.com>
     [not found] ` <20180716122125.175792-3-maco@android.com>
     [not found]   ` <CAB0TPYEOVHcFGFLTjVvk7R0VSgSnXZRi1PjSYXONJSjqd4NewQ@mail.gmail.com>
     [not found]     ` <20180725155507.umb5oatduquxwlmt@linux-8ccs>
2018-07-25 16:48       ` [PATCH 2/6] module: add support for symbol namespaces Lucas De Marchi
2018-07-26  7:44         ` Martijn Coenen
2019-08-13 12:16 ` [PATCH v2 0/10] Symbol namespaces - RFC Matthias Maennich
2019-08-13 12:16   ` [PATCH v2 01/10] module: support reading multiple values per modinfo tag Matthias Maennich
2019-08-13 12:40     ` Greg KH
2019-08-13 12:16   ` [PATCH v2 02/10] export: explicitly align struct kernel_symbol Matthias Maennich
2019-08-13 12:41     ` Greg KH
2019-08-13 12:17   ` [PATCH v2 03/10] module: add support for symbol namespaces Matthias Maennich
2019-08-13 15:26     ` Greg KH
2019-08-13 12:17   ` [PATCH v2 04/10] modpost: " Matthias Maennich
2019-08-13 15:27     ` Greg KH
2019-08-13 12:17   ` [PATCH v2 05/10] module: add config option MODULE_ALLOW_MISSING_NAMESPACE_IMPORTS Matthias Maennich
2019-08-13 18:17     ` Greg KH
2019-08-13 20:15     ` Saravana Kannan
2019-08-14 12:54       ` Matthias Maennich
2019-08-14 17:34         ` Saravana Kannan
2019-08-13 12:17   ` [PATCH v2 06/10] export: allow definition default namespaces in Makefiles or sources Matthias Maennich
2019-08-13 18:16     ` Greg KH
2019-08-13 18:16     ` Greg KH
2019-08-13 12:17   ` [PATCH v2 07/10] modpost: add support for generating namespace dependencies Matthias Maennich
2019-08-13 18:21     ` Greg KH
2019-08-13 12:17   ` [PATCH v2 08/10] scripts: Coccinelle script for " Matthias Maennich
2019-08-13 12:31     ` Julia Lawall
2019-08-13 12:44     ` Greg KH
2019-08-14  6:36     ` [Cocci] " Himanshu Jha
2019-08-14  8:03       ` Matthias Maennich
2019-08-14 12:00     ` [v2 " Markus Elfring
2019-08-15 13:50     ` Markus Elfring
2019-08-22  9:18       ` Matthias Maennich
2019-08-22 11:00         ` Markus Elfring
2019-08-13 12:17   ` [PATCH v2 09/10] usb-storage: remove single-use define for debugging Matthias Maennich
2019-08-13 12:42     ` Greg KH
2019-08-13 13:12       ` Greg KH
2019-08-13 12:17   ` [PATCH v2 10/10] RFC: usb-storage: export symbols in USB_STORAGE namespace Matthias Maennich
2019-08-13 12:45     ` Greg KH
2019-08-13 12:47     ` Greg KH
2019-08-13 15:02       ` Matthias Maennich
     [not found]   ` <20190821114955.12788-1-maennich@google.com>
2019-08-21 11:49     ` [PATCH v3 01/11] module: support reading multiple values per modinfo tag Matthias Maennich
2019-08-21 11:49     ` [PATCH v3 02/11] export: explicitly align struct kernel_symbol Matthias Maennich
2019-08-21 11:49     ` [PATCH v3 03/11] module: add support for symbol namespaces Matthias Maennich
2019-08-27 15:37       ` Jessica Yu
2019-08-27 16:04         ` Matthias Maennich
2019-08-21 11:49     ` [PATCH v3 04/11] modpost: " Matthias Maennich
2019-08-26 16:21       ` Jessica Yu
2019-08-27 14:41         ` Matthias Maennich
2019-08-28  9:43           ` Jessica Yu
2019-08-28  9:55             ` Matthias Maennich
2019-08-28 10:16               ` Jessica Yu
2019-08-21 11:49     ` [PATCH v3 05/11] module: add config option MODULE_ALLOW_MISSING_NAMESPACE_IMPORTS Matthias Maennich
2019-08-21 11:49     ` [PATCH v3 06/11] export: allow definition default namespaces in Makefiles or sources Matthias Maennich
2019-08-28 10:49       ` Jessica Yu
2019-08-28 10:56         ` Matthias Maennich [this message]
2019-08-21 11:49     ` [PATCH v3 07/11] modpost: add support for generating namespace dependencies Matthias Maennich
2019-08-21 11:49     ` [PATCH v3 08/11] scripts: Coccinelle script for " Matthias Maennich
2019-08-22  6:09       ` [v3 " Markus Elfring
2019-08-29 12:13       ` [PATCH v3 " Jessica Yu
2019-08-21 11:49     ` [PATCH v3 09/11] usb-storage: remove single-use define for debugging Matthias Maennich
2019-08-21 12:37       ` Greg KH
2019-08-21 13:21       ` Thomas Gleixner
2019-08-21 13:32         ` Greg KH
2019-08-21 11:49     ` [PATCH v3 10/11] RFC: usb-storage: export symbols in USB_STORAGE namespace Matthias Maennich
2019-08-21 12:38       ` Greg KH
2019-08-21 14:36         ` Jessica Yu
2019-08-21 23:13       ` Christoph Hellwig
2019-08-22  8:32         ` Matthias Maennich
2019-09-03 15:06 ` [PATCH v4 00/12] Symbol Namespaces Matthias Maennich
2019-09-03 15:06   ` [PATCH v4 01/12] module: support reading multiple values per modinfo tag Matthias Maennich
2019-09-03 15:06   ` [PATCH v4 02/12] export: explicitly align struct kernel_symbol Matthias Maennich
2019-09-03 15:06   ` [PATCH v4 03/12] module: add support for symbol namespaces Matthias Maennich
2019-09-03 15:06   ` [PATCH v4 04/12] modpost: " Matthias Maennich
2019-09-03 15:06   ` [PATCH v4 05/12] module: add config option MODULE_ALLOW_MISSING_NAMESPACE_IMPORTS Matthias Maennich
2019-09-03 15:06   ` [PATCH v4 06/12] export: allow definition default namespaces in Makefiles or sources Matthias Maennich
2019-09-03 15:06   ` [PATCH v4 07/12] modpost: add support for generating namespace dependencies Matthias Maennich
2019-09-03 15:06   ` [PATCH v4 08/12] scripts: Coccinelle script for " Matthias Maennich
2019-09-04  9:53     ` Masahiro Yamada
2019-09-05 14:46       ` Matthias Maennich
2019-09-03 15:06   ` [PATCH v4 09/12] docs: Add documentation for Symbol Namespaces Matthias Maennich
2019-09-04  7:16     ` Greg KH
2019-09-03 15:06   ` [PATCH v4 10/12] usb-storage: remove single-use define for debugging Matthias Maennich
2019-09-03 15:06   ` [PATCH v4 11/12] RFC: usb-storage: export symbols in USB_STORAGE namespace Matthias Maennich
2019-09-03 15:06   ` [PATCH v4 12/12] RFC: watchdog: export core symbols in WATCHDOG_CORE namespace Matthias Maennich
2019-09-03 16:10     ` Guenter Roeck
2019-09-04  8:45       ` Masahiro Yamada
2019-09-04 12:12         ` Guenter Roeck
2019-09-04 16:16           ` [usb-storage] " Matthew Dharm
2019-09-05 10:41             ` Jessica Yu
2019-09-05 10:52               ` Arnd Bergmann
2019-09-05 11:16                 ` Jessica Yu
2019-09-05 11:25                   ` Masahiro Yamada
2019-09-05 12:00                     ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
2019-09-05 11:25               ` Matthias Maennich
2019-09-04  9:37   ` [PATCH v4 00/12] Symbol Namespaces Masahiro Yamada
2019-09-06 10:32 ` [PATCH v5 00/11] " Matthias Maennich
2019-09-06 10:32   ` [PATCH v5 01/11] module: support reading multiple values per modinfo tag Matthias Maennich
2019-09-06 10:32   ` [PATCH v5 02/11] export: explicitly align struct kernel_symbol Matthias Maennich
2019-09-06 10:32   ` [PATCH v5 03/11] module: add support for symbol namespaces Matthias Maennich
2019-09-06 10:32   ` [PATCH v5 04/11] modpost: " Matthias Maennich
2019-09-06 10:32   ` [PATCH v5 05/11] module: add config option MODULE_ALLOW_MISSING_NAMESPACE_IMPORTS Matthias Maennich
2019-09-06 10:32   ` [PATCH v5 06/11] export: allow definition default namespaces in Makefiles or sources Matthias Maennich
2019-09-06 10:32   ` [PATCH v5 07/11] modpost: add support for generating namespace dependencies Matthias Maennich
2019-09-06 10:32   ` [PATCH v5 08/11] scripts: Coccinelle script for " Matthias Maennich
2019-09-06 10:32   ` [PATCH v5 09/11] docs: Add documentation for Symbol Namespaces Matthias Maennich
2019-09-06 10:32   ` [PATCH v5 10/11] usb-storage: remove single-use define for debugging Matthias Maennich
2019-09-06 12:59     ` Jessica Yu
2019-09-06 13:22       ` Greg KH
2019-09-06 10:32   ` [PATCH v5 11/11] usb-storage: export symbols in USB_STORAGE namespace Matthias Maennich
2019-09-09  8:35   ` [PATCH v5 00/11] Symbol Namespaces Jessica Yu

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