+++ Christoph Hellwig [21/01/21 08:49 +0100]:
EXPORT_UNUSED_SYMBOL* is not actually used anywhere. Remove the unused functionality as we generally just remove unused code anyway.
Signed-off-by: Christoph Hellwig hch@lst.de
arch/arm/configs/bcm2835_defconfig | 1 - arch/arm/configs/mxs_defconfig | 1 - arch/mips/configs/nlm_xlp_defconfig | 1 - arch/mips/configs/nlm_xlr_defconfig | 1 - arch/parisc/configs/generic-32bit_defconfig | 1 - arch/parisc/configs/generic-64bit_defconfig | 1 - arch/powerpc/configs/ppc6xx_defconfig | 1 - arch/s390/configs/debug_defconfig | 1 - arch/s390/configs/defconfig | 1 - arch/sh/configs/edosk7760_defconfig | 1 - arch/sh/configs/sdk7780_defconfig | 1 - arch/x86/configs/i386_defconfig | 1 - arch/x86/configs/x86_64_defconfig | 1 - arch/x86/tools/relocs.c | 4 +- include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h | 28 --------- include/linux/export.h | 8 --- include/linux/module.h | 13 ---- init/Kconfig | 17 ----- kernel/module.c | 69 ++------------------- scripts/checkpatch.pl | 6 +- scripts/mod/modpost.c | 39 +----------- scripts/mod/modpost.h | 2 - scripts/module.lds.S | 4 -- tools/include/linux/export.h | 2 - 24 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 192 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/bcm2835_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/bcm2835_defconfig index 44ff9cd88d8161..d6c6c2e031c43a 100644 --- a/arch/arm/configs/bcm2835_defconfig +++ b/arch/arm/configs/bcm2835_defconfig @@ -177,7 +177,6 @@ CONFIG_BOOT_PRINTK_DELAY=y CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG=y CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO=y # CONFIG_ENABLE_MUST_CHECK is not set -CONFIG_UNUSED_SYMBOLS=y CONFIG_DEBUG_MEMORY_INIT=y CONFIG_LOCKUP_DETECTOR=y CONFIG_SCHED_TRACER=y diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/mxs_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/mxs_defconfig index a9c6f32a9b1c9d..ca32446b187f5d 100644 --- a/arch/arm/configs/mxs_defconfig +++ b/arch/arm/configs/mxs_defconfig @@ -164,7 +164,6 @@ CONFIG_FONTS=y CONFIG_PRINTK_TIME=y CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO=y CONFIG_FRAME_WARN=2048 -CONFIG_UNUSED_SYMBOLS=y CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ=y CONFIG_DEBUG_KERNEL=y CONFIG_SOFTLOCKUP_DETECTOR=y diff --git a/arch/mips/configs/nlm_xlp_defconfig b/arch/mips/configs/nlm_xlp_defconfig index 72a211d2d556fd..32c29061172325 100644 --- a/arch/mips/configs/nlm_xlp_defconfig +++ b/arch/mips/configs/nlm_xlp_defconfig @@ -549,7 +549,6 @@ CONFIG_PRINTK_TIME=y CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO=y # CONFIG_ENABLE_MUST_CHECK is not set CONFIG_FRAME_WARN=1024 -CONFIG_UNUSED_SYMBOLS=y CONFIG_DEBUG_MEMORY_INIT=y CONFIG_DETECT_HUNG_TASK=y CONFIG_SCHEDSTATS=y diff --git a/arch/mips/configs/nlm_xlr_defconfig b/arch/mips/configs/nlm_xlr_defconfig index 4ecb157e56d427..bf9b9244929ecd 100644 --- a/arch/mips/configs/nlm_xlr_defconfig +++ b/arch/mips/configs/nlm_xlr_defconfig @@ -500,7 +500,6 @@ CONFIG_CRC7=m CONFIG_PRINTK_TIME=y CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO=y # CONFIG_ENABLE_MUST_CHECK is not set -CONFIG_UNUSED_SYMBOLS=y CONFIG_DEBUG_MEMORY_INIT=y CONFIG_DETECT_HUNG_TASK=y CONFIG_SCHEDSTATS=y diff --git a/arch/parisc/configs/generic-32bit_defconfig b/arch/parisc/configs/generic-32bit_defconfig index 3cbcfad5f7249d..7611d48c599e01 100644 --- a/arch/parisc/configs/generic-32bit_defconfig +++ b/arch/parisc/configs/generic-32bit_defconfig @@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ CONFIG_PCI_LBA=y CONFIG_MODULES=y CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD=y CONFIG_MODULE_FORCE_UNLOAD=y -CONFIG_UNUSED_SYMBOLS=y # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_BSG is not set # CONFIG_CORE_DUMP_DEFAULT_ELF_HEADERS is not set CONFIG_BINFMT_MISC=m diff --git a/arch/parisc/configs/generic-64bit_defconfig b/arch/parisc/configs/generic-64bit_defconfig index 8f81fcbf04c413..53054b81461a10 100644 --- a/arch/parisc/configs/generic-64bit_defconfig +++ b/arch/parisc/configs/generic-64bit_defconfig @@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ CONFIG_MODULE_FORCE_LOAD=y CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD=y CONFIG_MODULE_FORCE_UNLOAD=y CONFIG_MODVERSIONS=y -CONFIG_UNUSED_SYMBOLS=y CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INTEGRITY=y CONFIG_BINFMT_MISC=m # CONFIG_COMPACTION is not set diff --git a/arch/powerpc/configs/ppc6xx_defconfig b/arch/powerpc/configs/ppc6xx_defconfig index ef09f3cce1fa85..34c3859040f9f7 100644 --- a/arch/powerpc/configs/ppc6xx_defconfig +++ b/arch/powerpc/configs/ppc6xx_defconfig @@ -1072,7 +1072,6 @@ CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_15=m CONFIG_NLS_KOI8_R=m CONFIG_NLS_KOI8_U=m CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO=y -CONFIG_UNUSED_SYMBOLS=y CONFIG_HEADERS_INSTALL=y CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ=y CONFIG_DEBUG_KERNEL=y diff --git a/arch/s390/configs/debug_defconfig b/arch/s390/configs/debug_defconfig index c4f6ff98a612cd..58e54d17e3154b 100644 --- a/arch/s390/configs/debug_defconfig +++ b/arch/s390/configs/debug_defconfig @@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ CONFIG_MODULE_FORCE_UNLOAD=y CONFIG_MODVERSIONS=y CONFIG_MODULE_SRCVERSION_ALL=y CONFIG_MODULE_SIG_SHA256=y -CONFIG_UNUSED_SYMBOLS=y CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INTEGRITY=y CONFIG_BLK_DEV_THROTTLING=y CONFIG_BLK_WBT=y diff --git a/arch/s390/configs/defconfig b/arch/s390/configs/defconfig index 51135893cffe34..b5e62c0d3e23e0 100644 --- a/arch/s390/configs/defconfig +++ b/arch/s390/configs/defconfig @@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ CONFIG_MODULE_FORCE_UNLOAD=y CONFIG_MODVERSIONS=y CONFIG_MODULE_SRCVERSION_ALL=y CONFIG_MODULE_SIG_SHA256=y -CONFIG_UNUSED_SYMBOLS=y CONFIG_BLK_DEV_THROTTLING=y CONFIG_BLK_WBT=y CONFIG_BLK_CGROUP_IOLATENCY=y diff --git a/arch/sh/configs/edosk7760_defconfig b/arch/sh/configs/edosk7760_defconfig index 02ba622985769d..d77f54e906fd04 100644 --- a/arch/sh/configs/edosk7760_defconfig +++ b/arch/sh/configs/edosk7760_defconfig @@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ CONFIG_NLS_UTF8=y CONFIG_PRINTK_TIME=y # CONFIG_ENABLE_MUST_CHECK is not set CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ=y -CONFIG_UNUSED_SYMBOLS=y CONFIG_DEBUG_KERNEL=y CONFIG_DEBUG_SHIRQ=y CONFIG_DETECT_HUNG_TASK=y diff --git a/arch/sh/configs/sdk7780_defconfig b/arch/sh/configs/sdk7780_defconfig index d10a0414123a51..d53c4595fb2e98 100644 --- a/arch/sh/configs/sdk7780_defconfig +++ b/arch/sh/configs/sdk7780_defconfig @@ -130,7 +130,6 @@ CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_15=y CONFIG_NLS_UTF8=y # CONFIG_ENABLE_MUST_CHECK is not set CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ=y -CONFIG_UNUSED_SYMBOLS=y CONFIG_DEBUG_KERNEL=y CONFIG_DETECT_HUNG_TASK=y # CONFIG_SCHED_DEBUG is not set diff --git a/arch/x86/configs/i386_defconfig b/arch/x86/configs/i386_defconfig index 78210793d357cf..9c9c4a888b1dbf 100644 --- a/arch/x86/configs/i386_defconfig +++ b/arch/x86/configs/i386_defconfig @@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ CONFIG_JUMP_LABEL=y CONFIG_MODULES=y CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD=y CONFIG_MODULE_FORCE_UNLOAD=y -# CONFIG_UNUSED_SYMBOLS is not set CONFIG_BINFMT_MISC=y CONFIG_NET=y CONFIG_PACKET=y diff --git a/arch/x86/configs/x86_64_defconfig b/arch/x86/configs/x86_64_defconfig index 9936528e19393a..b60bd2d8603499 100644 --- a/arch/x86/configs/x86_64_defconfig +++ b/arch/x86/configs/x86_64_defconfig @@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ CONFIG_JUMP_LABEL=y CONFIG_MODULES=y CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD=y CONFIG_MODULE_FORCE_UNLOAD=y -# CONFIG_UNUSED_SYMBOLS is not set CONFIG_BINFMT_MISC=y CONFIG_NET=y CONFIG_PACKET=y diff --git a/arch/x86/tools/relocs.c b/arch/x86/tools/relocs.c index 0d210d0e83e241..b9c577a3cacca6 100644 --- a/arch/x86/tools/relocs.c +++ b/arch/x86/tools/relocs.c @@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ static const char * const sym_regex_kernel[S_NSYMTYPES] = { "(__iommu_table|__apicdrivers|__smp_locks)(|_end)|" "__(start|end)_pci_.*|" "__(start|end)_builtin_fw|"
- "__(start|stop)___ksymtab(|_gpl|_unused|_unused_gpl)|"
- "__(start|stop)___kcrctab(|_gpl|_unused|_unused_gpl)|"
- "__(start|stop)___ksymtab(|_gpl)|"
- "__(start|stop)___kcrctab(|_gpl)|" "__(start|stop)___param|" "__(start|stop)___modver|" "__(start|stop)___bug_table|"
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h index 83243506e68b00..1fa338ac6a5477 100644 --- a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h +++ b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h @@ -481,20 +481,6 @@ __stop___ksymtab_gpl = .; \ } \ \
- /* Kernel symbol table: Normal unused symbols */ \
- __ksymtab_unused : AT(ADDR(__ksymtab_unused) - LOAD_OFFSET) { \
__start___ksymtab_unused = .; \KEEP(*(SORT(___ksymtab_unused+*))) \__stop___ksymtab_unused = .; \- } \
\- /* Kernel symbol table: GPL-only unused symbols */ \
- __ksymtab_unused_gpl : AT(ADDR(__ksymtab_unused_gpl) - LOAD_OFFSET) { \
__start___ksymtab_unused_gpl = .; \KEEP(*(SORT(___ksymtab_unused_gpl+*))) \__stop___ksymtab_unused_gpl = .; \- } \
\@@ -509,20 +495,6 @@ __stop___kcrctab_gpl = .; \ } \ \
- /* Kernel symbol table: Normal unused symbols */ \
- __kcrctab_unused : AT(ADDR(__kcrctab_unused) - LOAD_OFFSET) { \
__start___kcrctab_unused = .; \KEEP(*(SORT(___kcrctab_unused+*))) \__stop___kcrctab_unused = .; \- } \
\- /* Kernel symbol table: GPL-only unused symbols */ \
- __kcrctab_unused_gpl : AT(ADDR(__kcrctab_unused_gpl) - LOAD_OFFSET) { \
__start___kcrctab_unused_gpl = .; \KEEP(*(SORT(___kcrctab_unused_gpl+*))) \__stop___kcrctab_unused_gpl = .; \- } \
\diff --git a/include/linux/export.h b/include/linux/export.h index 362b64f8d4a7c2..6271a5d9c988fa 100644 --- a/include/linux/export.h +++ b/include/linux/export.h @@ -160,14 +160,6 @@ struct kernel_symbol { #define EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS(sym, ns) __EXPORT_SYMBOL(sym, "", #ns) #define EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(sym, ns) __EXPORT_SYMBOL(sym, "_gpl", #ns)
-#ifdef CONFIG_UNUSED_SYMBOLS -#define EXPORT_UNUSED_SYMBOL(sym) _EXPORT_SYMBOL(sym, "_unused") -#define EXPORT_UNUSED_SYMBOL_GPL(sym) _EXPORT_SYMBOL(sym, "_unused_gpl") -#else -#define EXPORT_UNUSED_SYMBOL(sym) -#define EXPORT_UNUSED_SYMBOL_GPL(sym) -#endif
#endif /* !__ASSEMBLY__ */
#endif /* _LINUX_EXPORT_H */ diff --git a/include/linux/module.h b/include/linux/module.h index 8f4d577d4707c2..0e70596c9a704a 100644 --- a/include/linux/module.h +++ b/include/linux/module.h @@ -392,18 +392,6 @@ struct module { const s32 *gpl_crcs; bool using_gplonly_symbols;
-#ifdef CONFIG_UNUSED_SYMBOLS
- /* unused exported symbols. */
- const struct kernel_symbol *unused_syms;
- const s32 *unused_crcs;
- unsigned int num_unused_syms;
- /* GPL-only, unused exported symbols. */
- unsigned int num_unused_gpl_syms;
- const struct kernel_symbol *unused_gpl_syms;
- const s32 *unused_gpl_crcs;
-#endif
#ifdef CONFIG_MODULE_SIG /* Signature was verified. */ bool sig_ok; @@ -592,7 +580,6 @@ struct symsearch { GPL_ONLY, WILL_BE_GPL_ONLY, } license;
- bool unused;
};
Thanks for the cleanups. While we're here, I noticed that struct symsearch is only used internally in kernel/module.c, so I don't think it actually needs to be in include/linux/module.h. I don't see it used anywhere else. We could move maybe that to kernel/module-internal.h.
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Jessica Yu