APPLIED[M]: [M][PATCH 1/1] UBUNTU: SAUCE: Revert "modules: only allow symbol_get of EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL modules"

Andrea Righi andrea.righi at canonical.com
Mon Sep 25 15:01:40 UTC 2023


On Thu, Sep 14, 2023 at 04:59:39PM +0200, Andrea Righi wrote:
> Turning symbol_get() to EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL() would create an ABI breakage
> in the 6.5 kernels that we have already released, introducing potential
> regressions with external out-of-tree kernel modules.
> 
> In line with our kernel policy, which aims to avoid any potential ABI
> disruptions, temporarily revert this commit for the v6.5 series.
> 
> This change will be restored starting with the v6.6 kernels, re-aligning
> with upstream.
> 
> Ignore: yes
> Signed-off-by: Andrea Righi <andrea.righi at canonical.com>

Applied to mantic/linux.

-Andrea



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