RE: Reqeust export symbol for API in arch/arm64/*

[ìëí/DONGHYEOK CHOE]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Will Deacon <will@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 6, 2020 9:53 PM
> To: ïÖïïï/DONGHYEOK CHOE <d7271.choe@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: linux-arm-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx;
> hosung0.kim@xxxxxxxxxxx; changki.kim@xxxxxxxxxxx; hajun.sung@xxxxxxxxxxx;
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> Subject: Re: Reqeust export symbol for API in arch/arm64/*
> 
> On Wed, May 06, 2020 at 09:46:45PM +0900,  Ö   /DONGHYEOK CHOE wrote:
> > I am software engineer in charge of BSP (Samsung SOC vendor).
> >
> > Recently, Google introduced GKI from Android R version.
> > We cannot use mainline API without 'export symbol' by the GKI policy.
> > But we want to make an arm64 specific vendor driver in {kernel source
> > root}/drivers/soc/samsung/*.
> >
> > Could you support us to use the below APIs?
> 
> Sorry, but as a general rule of thumb the kernel doesn't EXPORT symbols
> that are not used by in-tree modules. You'll need to submit your drivers
> along with the patches doing the exports if they are to be considered for
> inclusion.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Will

Thank you for your quick response.
I'll try.

Thanks