[PATCH 1/3] driver core: export lock_device_hotplug/unlock_device_hotplug

[Vitaly Kuznetsov]

add_memory() is supposed to be run with device_hotplug_lock grabbed, otherwise
it can race with e.g. device_online(). Allow external modules (hv_balloon for
now) to lock device hotplug.

Signed-off-by: Vitaly Kuznetsov <vkuznets@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
 drivers/base/core.c | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
index 97e2baf..b3073af 100644
--- a/drivers/base/core.c
+++ b/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -55,11 +55,13 @@ void lock_device_hotplug(void)
 {
 	mutex_lock(&device_hotplug_lock);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(lock_device_hotplug);
 
 void unlock_device_hotplug(void)
 {
 	mutex_unlock(&device_hotplug_lock);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(unlock_device_hotplug);
 
 int lock_device_hotplug_sysfs(void)
 {
-- 
1.9.3

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