On Tue, Jul 08, 2025 at 09:28:57AM +0200 Vlastimil Babka wrote: > The module namespace support has been introduced to allow restricting > exports to specific modules only, and intended for in-tree modules such > as kvm. Make this intention explicit by disallowing out of tree modules > both for the module loader and modpost. > > Signed-off-by: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@xxxxxxx> > --- > Documentation/core-api/symbol-namespaces.rst | 5 +++-- > kernel/module/main.c | 3 ++- > scripts/mod/modpost.c | 6 +++++- > 3 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/Documentation/core-api/symbol-namespaces.rst b/Documentation/core-api/symbol-namespaces.rst > index 32fc73dc5529e8844c2ce2580987155bcd13cd09..dc228ac738a5cdc49cc736c29170ca96df6a28dc 100644 > --- a/Documentation/core-api/symbol-namespaces.rst > +++ b/Documentation/core-api/symbol-namespaces.rst > @@ -83,13 +83,14 @@ Symbols exported using this macro are put into a module namespace. This > namespace cannot be imported. > > The macro takes a comma separated list of module names, allowing only those > -modules to access this symbol. Simple tail-globs are supported. > +modules to access this symbol. The access is restricted to in-tree modules. > +Simple tail-globs are supported. > > For example:: > > EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL_FOR_MODULES(preempt_notifier_inc, "kvm,kvm-*") > > -will limit usage of this symbol to modules whoes name matches the given > +will limit usage of this symbol to in-tree modules whoes name matches the given If you keep touching this line, might you fix the typo? s/whoes/whose/ Kind regards, Nicolas
