[PATCH] kbuild: doc: remove "Objects which export symbols" section

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[PATCH] kbuild: doc: remove "Objects which export symbols" section

From: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@kernel.org>
Date: 2021-01-17 11:53:35

EXPORT_SYMBOL is unrelated to makefiles. No need to mention it.

Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@kernel.org>
---

 Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.rst | 8 +-------
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.rst b/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.rst
index 9f6a11881951..949f09ea3f1a 100644
--- a/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.rst
+++ b/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.rst
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ This document describes the Linux kernel Makefiles.
 	   --- 3.1 Goal definitions
 	   --- 3.2 Built-in object goals - obj-y
 	   --- 3.3 Loadable module goals - obj-m
-	   --- 3.4 Objects which export symbols
+	   --- 3.4 <deleted>
 	   --- 3.5 Library file goals - lib-y
 	   --- 3.6 Descending down in directories
 	   --- 3.7 Non-builtin vmlinux targets - extra-y
@@ -247,12 +247,6 @@ more details, with real examples.
 	kbuild will build an ext2.o file for you out of the individual
 	parts and then link this into built-in.a, as you would expect.
 
-3.4 Objects which export symbols
---------------------------------
-
-	No special notation is required in the makefiles for
-	modules exporting symbols.
-
 3.5 Library file goals - lib-y
 ------------------------------
 
-- 
2.27.0

Re: [PATCH] kbuild: doc: remove "Objects which export symbols" section

From: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@kernel.org>
Date: 2021-01-20 05:56:40

On Sun, Jan 17, 2021 at 8:52 PM Masahiro Yamada [off-list ref] wrote:
EXPORT_SYMBOL is unrelated to makefiles. No need to mention it.

Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@kernel.org>
---

Applied to linux-kbuild.
quoted hunk
 Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.rst | 8 +-------
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.rst b/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.rst
index 9f6a11881951..949f09ea3f1a 100644
--- a/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.rst
+++ b/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.rst
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ This document describes the Linux kernel Makefiles.
           --- 3.1 Goal definitions
           --- 3.2 Built-in object goals - obj-y
           --- 3.3 Loadable module goals - obj-m
-          --- 3.4 Objects which export symbols
+          --- 3.4 <deleted>
           --- 3.5 Library file goals - lib-y
           --- 3.6 Descending down in directories
           --- 3.7 Non-builtin vmlinux targets - extra-y
@@ -247,12 +247,6 @@ more details, with real examples.
        kbuild will build an ext2.o file for you out of the individual
        parts and then link this into built-in.a, as you would expect.

-3.4 Objects which export symbols
---------------------------------
-
-       No special notation is required in the makefiles for
-       modules exporting symbols.
-
 3.5 Library file goals - lib-y
 ------------------------------

--
2.27.0

-- 
Best Regards
Masahiro Yamada
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