use of EXPORT_SYMBOL()

[Mulyadi Santosa]

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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