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SubjectRe: [PATCH v1] drm: import DMA_BUF module namespace
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Am 27.10.21 um 22:54 schrieb Marcel Ziswiler:
> Sali Thomas
>
> On Wed, 2021-10-27 at 20:30 +0200, Thomas Zimmermann wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> thanks for the patch.
>
> You are very welcome.
>
>> Am 27.10.21 um 17:25 schrieb Marcel Ziswiler:
>>> From: Marcel Ziswiler <marcel.ziswiler@toradex.com>
>>>
>>> Today's -next fails building arm64 defconfig as follows:
>>>
>>> ERROR: modpost: module drm_cma_helper uses symbol dma_buf_vunmap from
>>>   namespace DMA_BUF, but does not import it.
>>> ERROR: modpost: module drm_cma_helper uses symbol dma_buf_vmap from
>>>   namespace DMA_BUF, but does not import it.
>>>
>>> Reported-by: Linux Kernel Functional Testing <lkft@linaro.org>
>>> Fixes: commit 4b2b5e142ff4 ("drm: Move GEM memory managers into modules")
>>> Signed-off-by: Marcel Ziswiler <marcel.ziswiler@toradex.com>
>>>
>>> ---
>>>
>>>   drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem_cma_helper.c | 2 ++
>>>   1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem_cma_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem_cma_helper.c
>>> index 6f7b3f8ec04d3..69f8564ad11cd 100644
>>> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem_cma_helper.c
>>> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem_cma_helper.c
>>> @@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
>>>   #include <drm/drm_gem_cma_helper.h>
>>>   #include <drm/drm_vma_manager.h>
>>>
>>> +MODULE_IMPORT_NS(DMA_BUF);
>>
>> Could this line be moved to the bottom of the file, where the other
>> MODULE statements are?
>
> Hehe, good question. I was actually asking myself the same but quickly looking at a few files and they all had
> it after their includes towards the top. Turns out that was rather short sighted...
>
> Let me look more closely. Current -next has exactly 200 files with a MODULE_IMPORT_NS statement. Okay, some of
> which are documentation. Anyway, 132 of which do have it with their other MODULE macros towards the end as you
> suggest. 20 of which and mainly DRM stuff has it towards the top after them includes. Funny.
>
> What does the documentation suggest?
>
> Documentation/core-api/symbol-namespaces.rst
>
> "It is advisable to add the MODULE_IMPORT_NS() statement close to other module
> metadata definitions like MODULE_AUTHOR() or MODULE_LICENSE(). Refer to section
> 5. for a way to create missing import statements automatically."
>
> There you go. Plus there is even some fancy automation (;-p).
>
> So let me move it down there then.

Will you send out another revision of the patch?

>
>> In the fixed commit 4b2b5e142ff4, there's a similar change for
>> drm_gem_shmem_helper.c. It uses dma-buf_vmap as well. Does that module
>> require the same fix?
>
> Likely. Let me just run ze automation and see what we get...
>
>> Do you have any idea why I don't see these errors in my builds?
>
> Well, I guess, there are various KCONFIG symbols influencing that whole story. How about e.g.
>
> init/Kconfig:config MODULE_ALLOW_MISSING_NAMESPACE_IMPORTS

Thanks for the hint.

Best regards
Thomas

>
>> Best regards
>> Thomas
>
> Cheers
>
> Marcel
>
>>> +
>>>   /**
>>>    * DOC: cma helpers
>>>    *
>>>
>>
>> --
>> Thomas Zimmermann
>> Graphics Driver Developer
>> SUSE Software Solutions Germany GmbH
>> Maxfeldstr. 5, 90409 Nürnberg, Germany
>> (HRB 36809, AG Nürnberg)
>> Geschäftsführer: Felix Imendörffer
>

--
Thomas Zimmermann
Graphics Driver Developer
SUSE Software Solutions Germany GmbH
Maxfeldstr. 5, 90409 Nürnberg, Germany
(HRB 36809, AG Nürnberg)
Geschäftsführer: Felix Imendörffer
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