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-rw-r--r--include/linux/export.h20
-rw-r--r--include/linux/kernel.h7
-rw-r--r--include/linux/module.h4
3 files changed, 16 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/export.h b/include/linux/export.h
index 696c0f48afc7..412cd509effe 100644
--- a/include/linux/export.h
+++ b/include/linux/export.h
@@ -5,17 +5,24 @@
* to reduce the amount of pointless cruft we feed to gcc when only
* exporting a simple symbol or two.
*
- * If you feel the need to add #include <linux/foo.h> to this file
- * then you are doing something wrong and should go away silently.
+ * Try not to add #includes here. It slows compilation and makes kernel
+ * hackers place grumpy comments in header files.
*/
/* Some toolchains use a `_' prefix for all user symbols. */
-#ifdef CONFIG_SYMBOL_PREFIX
-#define MODULE_SYMBOL_PREFIX CONFIG_SYMBOL_PREFIX
+#ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_UNDERSCORE_SYMBOL_PREFIX
+#define __VMLINUX_SYMBOL(x) _##x
+#define __VMLINUX_SYMBOL_STR(x) "_" #x
#else
-#define MODULE_SYMBOL_PREFIX ""
+#define __VMLINUX_SYMBOL(x) x
+#define __VMLINUX_SYMBOL_STR(x) #x
#endif
+/* Indirect, so macros are expanded before pasting. */
+#define VMLINUX_SYMBOL(x) __VMLINUX_SYMBOL(x)
+#define VMLINUX_SYMBOL_STR(x) __VMLINUX_SYMBOL_STR(x)
+
+#ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
struct kernel_symbol
{
unsigned long value;
@@ -51,7 +58,7 @@ extern struct module __this_module;
__CRC_SYMBOL(sym, sec) \
static const char __kstrtab_##sym[] \
__attribute__((section("__ksymtab_strings"), aligned(1))) \
- = MODULE_SYMBOL_PREFIX #sym; \
+ = VMLINUX_SYMBOL_STR(sym); \
static const struct kernel_symbol __ksymtab_##sym \
__used \
__attribute__((section("___ksymtab" sec "+" #sym), unused)) \
@@ -85,5 +92,6 @@ extern struct module __this_module;
#define EXPORT_UNUSED_SYMBOL_GPL(sym)
#endif /* CONFIG_MODULES */
+#endif /* !__ASSEMBLY__ */
#endif /* _LINUX_EXPORT_H */
diff --git a/include/linux/kernel.h b/include/linux/kernel.h
index 80d36874689b..e13e992eae8a 100644
--- a/include/linux/kernel.h
+++ b/include/linux/kernel.h
@@ -723,13 +723,6 @@ static inline void ftrace_dump(enum ftrace_dump_mode oops_dump_mode) { }
/* Trap pasters of __FUNCTION__ at compile-time */
#define __FUNCTION__ (__func__)
-/* This helps us to avoid #ifdef CONFIG_SYMBOL_PREFIX */
-#ifdef CONFIG_SYMBOL_PREFIX
-#define SYMBOL_PREFIX CONFIG_SYMBOL_PREFIX
-#else
-#define SYMBOL_PREFIX ""
-#endif
-
/* Rebuild everything on CONFIG_FTRACE_MCOUNT_RECORD */
#ifdef CONFIG_FTRACE_MCOUNT_RECORD
# define REBUILD_DUE_TO_FTRACE_MCOUNT_RECORD
diff --git a/include/linux/module.h b/include/linux/module.h
index ead1b5719a12..46f1ea01e6f6 100644
--- a/include/linux/module.h
+++ b/include/linux/module.h
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ extern int modules_disabled; /* for sysctl */
/* Get/put a kernel symbol (calls must be symmetric) */
void *__symbol_get(const char *symbol);
void *__symbol_get_gpl(const char *symbol);
-#define symbol_get(x) ((typeof(&x))(__symbol_get(MODULE_SYMBOL_PREFIX #x)))
+#define symbol_get(x) ((typeof(&x))(__symbol_get(VMLINUX_SYMBOL_STR(x))))
/* modules using other modules: kdb wants to see this. */
struct module_use {
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ extern void __module_put_and_exit(struct module *mod, long code)
#ifdef CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD
unsigned long module_refcount(struct module *mod);
void __symbol_put(const char *symbol);
-#define symbol_put(x) __symbol_put(MODULE_SYMBOL_PREFIX #x)
+#define symbol_put(x) __symbol_put(VMLINUX_SYMBOL_STR(x))
void symbol_put_addr(void *addr);
/* Sometimes we know we already have a refcount, and it's easier not