[patch] flex_array: export symbols to modules

[David Rientjes]

On Wed, 1 Dec 2010, Alex Bennee wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I want to be able to use the flex_array functions in my module so I
> wanted to EXPORT_SYMBOL the API.
> 
> I added the appropriate EXPORT_SYMBOL runes into lib/flex_array.c and
> added externs in the header files but after re-building there is still
> no sign of them in Module.symvers.
> 

You shouldn't need to add any externs in include/linux/flex_array.h, they 
should already be publically declared.

Perhaps you forgot to include linux/module.h in lib/flex_array.c?



flex_array: export symbols to modules

Add EXPORT_SYMBOL() for all publically accessible flex array functions.

Cc: Dave Hansen <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: David Rientjes <rientjes@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
 lib/flex_array.c |   10 ++++++++++
 1 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/flex_array.c b/lib/flex_array.c
--- a/lib/flex_array.c
+++ b/lib/flex_array.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <linux/flex_array.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/stddef.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
 
 struct flex_array_part {
 	char elements[FLEX_ARRAY_PART_SIZE];
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ struct flex_array *flex_array_alloc(int element_size, unsigned int total,
 						FLEX_ARRAY_BASE_BYTES_LEFT);
 	return ret;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(flex_array_alloc);
 
 static int fa_element_to_part_nr(struct flex_array *fa,
 					unsigned int element_nr)
@@ -126,12 +128,14 @@ void flex_array_free_parts(struct flex_array *fa)
 	for (part_nr = 0; part_nr < FLEX_ARRAY_NR_BASE_PTRS; part_nr++)
 		kfree(fa->parts[part_nr]);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(flex_array_free_parts);
 
 void flex_array_free(struct flex_array *fa)
 {
 	flex_array_free_parts(fa);
 	kfree(fa);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(flex_array_free);
 
 static unsigned int index_inside_part(struct flex_array *fa,
 					unsigned int element_nr)
@@ -196,6 +200,7 @@ int flex_array_put(struct flex_array *fa, unsigned int element_nr, void *src,
 	memcpy(dst, src, fa->element_size);
 	return 0;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(flex_array_put);
 
 /**
  * flex_array_clear - clear element in array at @element_nr
@@ -223,6 +228,7 @@ int flex_array_clear(struct flex_array *fa, unsigned int element_nr)
 	memset(dst, FLEX_ARRAY_FREE, fa->element_size);
 	return 0;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(flex_array_clear);
 
 /**
  * flex_array_prealloc - guarantee that array space exists
@@ -259,6 +265,7 @@ int flex_array_prealloc(struct flex_array *fa, unsigned int start,
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(flex_array_prealloc);
 
 /**
  * flex_array_get - pull data back out of the array
@@ -288,6 +295,7 @@ void *flex_array_get(struct flex_array *fa, unsigned int element_nr)
 	}
 	return &part->elements[index_inside_part(fa, element_nr)];
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(flex_array_get);
 
 /**
  * flex_array_get_ptr - pull a ptr back out of the array
@@ -308,6 +316,7 @@ void *flex_array_get_ptr(struct flex_array *fa, unsigned int element_nr)
 
 	return *tmp;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(flex_array_get_ptr);
 
 static int part_is_free(struct flex_array_part *part)
 {
@@ -348,3 +357,4 @@ int flex_array_shrink(struct flex_array *fa)
 	}
 	return ret;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(flex_array_shrink);
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