linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] module: replace VMLINUX_SYMBOL_STR() with _

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Date:   Mon, 25 Jun 2018 11:52:58 +0200
From:   Jessica Yu <jeyu@...nel.org>
To:     Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] module: replace VMLINUX_SYMBOL_STR() with __stringify()
 or string literal

+++ Masahiro Yamada [24/06/18 00:37 +0900]:
>With the special case handling for Blackfin and Metag was removed by
>commit 94e58e0ac312 ("export.h: remove code for prefixing symbols with
>underscore"), VMLINUX_SYMBOL_STR() is now equivalent to __stringify().
>
>Replace the remaining usages to prepare for the entire removal of
>VMLINUX_SYMBOL_STR().
>
>Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>

Applied, thanks.

Jessica

>---
>
> include/linux/module.h | 4 ++--
> kernel/module.c        | 6 ++----
> 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
>
>diff --git a/include/linux/module.h b/include/linux/module.h
>index d44df9b..f807f15 100644
>--- a/include/linux/module.h
>+++ b/include/linux/module.h
>@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ extern int modules_disabled; /* for sysctl */
> /* Get/put a kernel symbol (calls must be symmetric) */
> void *__symbol_get(const char *symbol);
> void *__symbol_get_gpl(const char *symbol);
>-#define symbol_get(x) ((typeof(&x))(__symbol_get(VMLINUX_SYMBOL_STR(x))))
>+#define symbol_get(x) ((typeof(&x))(__symbol_get(__stringify(x))))
>
> /* modules using other modules: kdb wants to see this. */
> struct module_use {
>@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ extern void __noreturn __module_put_and_exit(struct module *mod,
> #ifdef CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD
> int module_refcount(struct module *mod);
> void __symbol_put(const char *symbol);
>-#define symbol_put(x) __symbol_put(VMLINUX_SYMBOL_STR(x))
>+#define symbol_put(x) __symbol_put(__stringify(x))
> void symbol_put_addr(void *addr);
>
> /* Sometimes we know we already have a refcount, and it's easier not
>diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
>index f475f30..624d2c0 100644
>--- a/kernel/module.c
>+++ b/kernel/module.c
>@@ -1339,14 +1339,12 @@ static inline int check_modstruct_version(const struct load_info *info,
> 	 * locking is necessary -- use preempt_disable() to placate lockdep.
> 	 */
> 	preempt_disable();
>-	if (!find_symbol(VMLINUX_SYMBOL_STR(module_layout), NULL,
>-			 &crc, true, false)) {
>+	if (!find_symbol("module_layout", NULL, &crc, true, false)) {
> 		preempt_enable();
> 		BUG();
> 	}
> 	preempt_enable();
>-	return check_version(info, VMLINUX_SYMBOL_STR(module_layout),
>-			     mod, crc);
>+	return check_version(info, "module_layout", mod, crc);
> }
>
> /* First part is kernel version, which we ignore if module has crcs. */
>-- 
>2.7.4
>