scripts/misc-check: check missing #include <linux/export.h> when W=1
The problem was described in commit 5b20755b ("init: move THIS_MODULE from <linux/export.h> to <linux/init.h>"). To summarize it again here: <linux/export.h> is included by most C files, even though only some of them actually export symbols. This is because some headers, such as include/linux/{module.h,linkage}, needlessly include <linux/export.h>. I have added a more detailed explanation in the comments of scripts/misc-check. This problem will be fixed in two steps: 1. Add #include <linux/export.h> directly to C files that use EXPORT_SYMBOL() 2. Remove #include <linux/export.h> from header files that do not use EXPORT_SYMBOL() This commit addresses step 1; scripts/misc-check will warn about *.[ch] files that use EXPORT_SYMBOL() but do not include <linux/export.h>. This check is only triggered when the kernel is built with W=1. We need to fix 4000+ files. I hope others will help with this effort. Signed-off-by:Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@kernel.org>
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