From f55ae0bfa00e446ea751d09f468daeafc303e03f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Greg Kroah-Hartman Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2026 14:09:43 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] driver core: remove device_change_owner() export The function, device_change_owner() is exported for modules to use, but there are no in-kernel users of it, so remove the export to prevent out-of-tree code from thinking this is a safe function to call. Reviewed-by: Danilo Krummrich Reviewed-by: Rafael J. Wysocki (Intel) Link: https://patch.msgid.link/2026020543-molar-childcare-af20@gregkh Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman --- drivers/base/core.c | 1 - 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c index 40de2f51a1b1a..f599a1384eec9 100644 --- a/drivers/base/core.c +++ b/drivers/base/core.c @@ -4781,7 +4781,6 @@ out: put_device(dev); return error; } -EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(device_change_owner); /** * device_shutdown - call ->shutdown() on each device to shutdown. -- 2.47.3