Re: [PATCH 2/2] fbdev: fbmem: allow overriding the number of bootup logos
From: Matthew Wilcox
Date: Sat Aug 24 2019 - 11:34:52 EST
On Fri, Aug 23, 2019 at 08:47:47AM +0000, Peter Rosin wrote:
> +++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.c
> +++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c
> @@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(num_registered_fb);
> bool fb_center_logo __read_mostly;
> EXPORT_SYMBOL(fb_center_logo);
>
> +unsigned int fb_logo_count __read_mostly;
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(fb_logo_count);
Why does this symbol need to be exported? As I read the Makefile, fbcon
and fbmem are combined into the same module, so while the symbol needs
to be non-static, it doesn't need to be exported to other modules.