use of EXPORT_SYMBOL()

[Adel Qodmani]

On Tue, Jan 29, 2013 at 9:52 AM, Mulyadi Santosa
<mulyadi.santosa at gmail.com>wrote:

> On Tue, Jan 29, 2013 at 3:13 AM, horseriver <horserivers at gmail.com> wrote:
> > hi:)
> >
> >    In kernel code ,what is the use of EXPORT_SYMBOL()?
> >    Does it export a function to user application ,
> >    so this function can be used in user application ?
>
> So it can be used by kernel modules.
>
> Think of it like "public" keyword in C++.
>
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And you're allowed to use it in Kernel modules too? I mean I can expose a
function in a kernel module that I am building by using EXPORT_SYMBOL?
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