RE: [PATCH v3 4/6] mm: don't export memory_add_physaddr_to_nid in arch specific directory

From: Justin He
Date: Thu Jul 09 2020 - 05:37:02 EST


Hi David

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> Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 4/6] mm: don't export memory_add_physaddr_to_nid in
> arch specific directory
>
> On 09.07.20 11:18, Mike Rapoport wrote:
> > On Thu, Jul 09, 2020 at 03:11:04AM +0100, Matthew Wilcox wrote:
> >> On Thu, Jul 09, 2020 at 10:06:27AM +0800, Jia He wrote:
> >>> After a general version of __weak memory_add_physaddr_to_nid
> implemented
> >>> and exported , it is no use exporting twice in arch directory even if
> >>> e,g, ia64/x86 have their specific version.
> >>>
> >>> This is to suppress the modpost warning:
> >>> WARNING: modpost: vmlinux: 'memory_add_physaddr_to_nid' exported twice.
> >>> Previous export was in vmlinux
> >>
> >> It's bad form to introduce a warning and then send a follow-up patch to
> >> fix the warning. Just fold this patch into patch 1/6.
> >
> > Moreover, I think that patches 1-4 can be merged into one.
> >
>
> +1

Okay, will update, thanks

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Cheers,
Justin (Jia He)