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1 files changed, 8 insertions, 22 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/export.h b/include/linux/export.h
index 27d848712b90..565c5ffcb26f 100644
--- a/include/linux/export.h
+++ b/include/linux/export.h
@@ -11,6 +11,14 @@
* hackers place grumpy comments in header files.
*/
+/*
+ * This comment block is used by fixdep. Please do not remove.
+ *
+ * When CONFIG_MODVERSIONS is changed from n to y, all source files having
+ * EXPORT_SYMBOL variants must be re-compiled because genksyms is run as a
+ * side effect of the *.o build rule.
+ */
+
#ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
#ifdef MODULE
extern struct module __this_module;
@@ -19,26 +27,6 @@ extern struct module __this_module;
#define THIS_MODULE ((struct module *)0)
#endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_MODVERSIONS
-/* Mark the CRC weak since genksyms apparently decides not to
- * generate a checksums for some symbols */
-#if defined(CONFIG_MODULE_REL_CRCS)
-#define __CRC_SYMBOL(sym, sec) \
- asm(" .section \"___kcrctab" sec "+" #sym "\", \"a\" \n" \
- " .weak __crc_" #sym " \n" \
- " .long __crc_" #sym " - . \n" \
- " .previous \n")
-#else
-#define __CRC_SYMBOL(sym, sec) \
- asm(" .section \"___kcrctab" sec "+" #sym "\", \"a\" \n" \
- " .weak __crc_" #sym " \n" \
- " .long __crc_" #sym " \n" \
- " .previous \n")
-#endif
-#else
-#define __CRC_SYMBOL(sym, sec)
-#endif
-
#ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_ARCH_PREL32_RELOCATIONS
#include <linux/compiler.h>
/*
@@ -85,7 +73,6 @@ struct kernel_symbol {
/*
* For every exported symbol, do the following:
*
- * - If applicable, place a CRC entry in the __kcrctab section.
* - Put the name of the symbol and namespace (empty string "" for none) in
* __ksymtab_strings.
* - Place a struct kernel_symbol entry in the __ksymtab section.
@@ -98,7 +85,6 @@ struct kernel_symbol {
extern typeof(sym) sym; \
extern const char __kstrtab_##sym[]; \
extern const char __kstrtabns_##sym[]; \
- __CRC_SYMBOL(sym, sec); \
asm(" .section \"__ksymtab_strings\",\"aMS\",%progbits,1 \n" \
"__kstrtab_" #sym ": \n" \
" .asciz \"" #sym "\" \n" \