[PATCH v1 1/1] fs/read_write: Do not export __kernel_write() to the entire world

From: Andy Shevchenko

Date: Thu Jun 04 2026 - 05:31:08 EST


Since we have EXPORT_SYMBOL_FOR_MODULES(), we may narrow
the __kernel_write() export to the only which really needs it.
With that being done, update the respective comment.

Signed-off-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
fs/read_write.c | 5 ++---
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/read_write.c b/fs/read_write.c
index 1e5444f4dab3..1f50f5d015ec 100644
--- a/fs/read_write.c
+++ b/fs/read_write.c
@@ -641,13 +641,12 @@ ssize_t __kernel_write(struct file *file, const void *buf, size_t count, loff_t
return __kernel_write_iter(file, &iter, pos);
}
/*
- * This "EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL()" is more of a "EXPORT_SYMBOL_DONTUSE()",
- * but autofs is one of the few internal kernel users that actually
+ * autofs is one of the few internal kernel users that actually
* wants this _and_ can be built as a module. So we need to export
* this symbol for autofs, even though it really isn't appropriate
* for any other kernel modules.
*/
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__kernel_write);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL_FOR_MODULES(__kernel_write, "autofs");

ssize_t kernel_write(struct file *file, const void *buf, size_t count,
loff_t *pos)
--
2.50.1