crypto: skcipher - remove the exporting of skcipher_walk_next

The function skcipher_walk_next declared as static and marked as EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL. It's a bit confusing for internal function to be exported. The area of visibility for such function is its .c file and all other modules. Other *.c files of the same module can't use it, despite all other modules can. Relying on the fact that this is the internal function and it's not a crucial part of the API, the patch just removes the EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL marking of skcipher_walk_next. Found by Linux Driver Verification project (linuxtesting.org). Signed-off-by: Denis Efremov <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Herbert Xu <[email protected]>
soumdtt · Jul 1, 2018 · e4e4730 · e4e4730
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diff --git a/crypto/skcipher.c b/crypto/skcipher.c
@@ -387,7 +387,6 @@ static int skcipher_walk_next(struct skcipher_walk *walk)
 	}
 	return err;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(skcipher_walk_next);
 
 static int skcipher_copy_iv(struct skcipher_walk *walk)
 {