Re: [PATCH] mm/page_table_check: Drop all redundant EXPORT_SYMBOL()

From: Matthew Wilcox
Date: Wed Apr 20 2022 - 23:23:35 EST


On Wed, Apr 20, 2022 at 12:54:08PM -0400, Pasha Tatashin wrote:
> The rest of EXPORTs were added to be symmetric, and allow other
> drivers to use set_*p**()/clear_p** calls.

EXPORT_SYMBOLs actually have a real cost. We don't add them "for
symmetry".