kbuild: Ignore __this_module in gen_autoksyms.sh

Module object files can contain an undefined reference to __this_module, which isn't resolved until we link the final .ko. The kernel doesn't export this symbol, so ignore it in gen_autoksyms.sh. Signed-off-by: Sami Tolvanen <[email protected]> Tested-by: Steve Muckle <[email protected]> Reviewed-by: Nick Desaulniers <[email protected]> Tested-by: Ramji Jiyani <[email protected]>
d0u9 · Jun 25, 2022 · ff13976 · ff13976
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diff --git a/scripts/gen_autoksyms.sh b/scripts/gen_autoksyms.sh
@@ -56,4 +56,7 @@ EOT
 # point addresses.
 sed -e 's/^\.//' |
 sort -u |
+# Ignore __this_module. It's not an exported symbol, and will be resolved
+# when the final .ko's are linked.
+grep -v '^__this_module$' |
 sed -e 's/\(.*\)/#define __KSYM_\1 1/' >> "$output_file"