linux-hardening - Re: [PATCH v4 02/21] kallsyms: Export kallsyms_lookup

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Date:   Wed, 28 Jun 2023 20:34:52 +0530
From:   Mukesh Ojha <quic_mojha@...cinc.com>
To:     Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 02/21] kallsyms: Export kallsyms_lookup_name



On 6/28/2023 6:54 PM, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 28, 2023 at 3:35 PM Mukesh Ojha <quic_mojha@...cinc.com> wrote:
>>
>> Module like minidump providing debugging support will need to
>> get the symbol information from the core kernel e.g to get
>> the linux_banner, kernel section addresses bss, data, ro etc.
>>
>> commit 0bd476e6c671 ("kallsyms: unexport kallsyms_lookup_name()
> 
> Commit
> 
>>   and kallsyms_on_each_symbol()") unexports kallsyms_lookup_name
>> due to lack of in-tree user of the symbol. Now, that minidump
>> will one of its user, export it.
> 
> users
> 
> ...
> 
> Is it a direct revert? Then make it visible by leaving pieces from `git revert`.
> 

No, it is not direct revert..

> ...
> 
>> -
> 
> If not, drop this stray change.

ok

- Mukesh
> 
>> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kallsyms_lookup_name);
> 
>