Re: [PATCH] PCI: Move prototypes for EXPORT_SYMBOL functions to include/linux/pci.h

[Kumar Gala]

On Jul 13, 2007, at 12:33 AM, Greg KH wrote:

> On Fri, Jul 13, 2007 at 12:16:29AM -0500, Kumar Gala wrote:
> > pci_do_scan_bus() and pci_bus_find_capability() are marked  
> > EXPORT_SYMBOL
> > and thus usable outside of the PCI drive core itself.  Make the  
> > prototypes
> > for these functions accessible to everyone.
>
> Well, no, I'd like to only have the pci hotplug drivers use them if
> possible.  So until we have proper namespaces on the exported symbols,
> I'd really like to keep these as-is if possible.
>
> Or are you needing these symbols for some code outside of the
> drivers/pci/ directory tree?

I need pci_bus_find_capability() in arch/powerpc pci code.

I'm using it as a way to tell if we are a PCIe PHB.

- k
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