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Message-Id: <20090207124644.0737DDDDE0@ozlabs.org>
Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2009 23:15:22 +1030
From: Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>
To: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc: Tim Abbott <tabbott@....edu>
Subject: [PATCH 1/9] module: Make find_symbol return a struct kernel_symbol
From: Tim Abbott <tabbott@....edu>
Impact: Cleanup, internal API change
Ksplice needs access to the kernel_symbol structure in order to support
modifications to the exported symbol table.
Cc: Anders Kaseorg <andersk@....edu>
Cc: Jeff Arnold <jbarnold@....edu>
Signed-off-by: Tim Abbott <tabbott@....edu>
Signed-off-by: Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au> (bugfix and style)
---
kernel/module.c | 77 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------------------------
1 file changed, 38 insertions(+), 39 deletions(-)
diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ struct find_symbol_arg {
/* Output */
struct module *owner;
const unsigned long *crc;
- unsigned long value;
+ const struct kernel_symbol *sym;
};
static bool find_symbol_in_section(const struct symsearch *syms,
@@ -323,17 +323,17 @@ static bool find_symbol_in_section(const
fsa->owner = owner;
fsa->crc = symversion(syms->crcs, symnum);
- fsa->value = syms->start[symnum].value;
+ fsa->sym = &syms->start[symnum];
return true;
}
-/* Find a symbol, return value, (optional) crc and (optional) module
- * which owns it */
-static unsigned long find_symbol(const char *name,
- struct module **owner,
- const unsigned long **crc,
- bool gplok,
- bool warn)
+/* Find a symbol and return it, along with, (optional) crc and
+ * (optional) module which owns it */
+static const struct kernel_symbol *find_symbol(const char *name,
+ struct module **owner,
+ const unsigned long **crc,
+ bool gplok,
+ bool warn)
{
struct find_symbol_arg fsa;
@@ -346,11 +346,11 @@ static unsigned long find_symbol(const c
*owner = fsa.owner;
if (crc)
*crc = fsa.crc;
- return fsa.value;
+ return fsa.sym;
}
DEBUGP("Failed to find symbol %s\n", name);
- return -ENOENT;
+ return NULL;
}
/* Search for module by name: must hold module_mutex. */
@@ -860,7 +860,7 @@ void __symbol_put(const char *symbol)
struct module *owner;
preempt_disable();
- if (IS_ERR_VALUE(find_symbol(symbol, &owner, NULL, true, false)))
+ if (!find_symbol(symbol, &owner, NULL, true, false))
BUG();
module_put(owner);
preempt_enable();
@@ -1023,7 +1023,7 @@ static inline int check_modstruct_versio
{
const unsigned long *crc;
- if (IS_ERR_VALUE(find_symbol("struct_module", NULL, &crc, true, false)))
+ if (!find_symbol("struct_module", NULL, &crc, true, false))
BUG();
return check_version(sechdrs, versindex, "struct_module", mod, crc);
}
@@ -1064,25 +1064,25 @@ static inline int same_magic(const char
/* Resolve a symbol for this module. I.e. if we find one, record usage.
Must be holding module_mutex. */
-static unsigned long resolve_symbol(Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
- unsigned int versindex,
- const char *name,
- struct module *mod)
+static const struct kernel_symbol *resolve_symbol(Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
+ unsigned int versindex,
+ const char *name,
+ struct module *mod)
{
struct module *owner;
- unsigned long ret;
+ const struct kernel_symbol *sym;
const unsigned long *crc;
- ret = find_symbol(name, &owner, &crc,
+ sym = find_symbol(name, &owner, &crc,
!(mod->taints & (1 << TAINT_PROPRIETARY_MODULE)), true);
- if (!IS_ERR_VALUE(ret)) {
- /* use_module can fail due to OOM,
- or module initialization or unloading */
+ /* use_module can fail due to OOM,
+ or module initialization or unloading */
+ if (sym) {
if (!check_version(sechdrs, versindex, name, mod, crc) ||
!use_module(mod, owner))
- ret = -EINVAL;
+ sym = NULL;
}
- return ret;
+ return sym;
}
/*
@@ -1479,17 +1479,15 @@ void *__symbol_get(const char *symbol)
void *__symbol_get(const char *symbol)
{
struct module *owner;
- unsigned long value;
+ const struct kernel_symbol *sym;
preempt_disable();
- value = find_symbol(symbol, &owner, NULL, true, true);
- if (IS_ERR_VALUE(value))
- value = 0;
- else if (strong_try_module_get(owner))
- value = 0;
+ sym = find_symbol(symbol, &owner, NULL, true, true);
+ if (sym && strong_try_module_get(owner))
+ sym = NULL;
preempt_enable();
- return (void *)value;
+ return sym ? (void *)sym->value : NULL;
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__symbol_get);
@@ -1517,8 +1515,7 @@ static int verify_export_symbols(struct
for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(arr); i++) {
for (s = arr[i].sym; s < arr[i].sym + arr[i].num; s++) {
- if (!IS_ERR_VALUE(find_symbol(s->name, &owner,
- NULL, true, false))) {
+ if (find_symbol(s->name, &owner, NULL, true, false)) {
printk(KERN_ERR
"%s: exports duplicate symbol %s"
" (owned by %s)\n",
@@ -1542,6 +1539,7 @@ static int simplify_symbols(Elf_Shdr *se
unsigned long secbase;
unsigned int i, n = sechdrs[symindex].sh_size / sizeof(Elf_Sym);
int ret = 0;
+ const struct kernel_symbol *ksym;
for (i = 1; i < n; i++) {
switch (sym[i].st_shndx) {
@@ -1561,13 +1559,14 @@ static int simplify_symbols(Elf_Shdr *se
break;
case SHN_UNDEF:
- sym[i].st_value
- = resolve_symbol(sechdrs, versindex,
- strtab + sym[i].st_name, mod);
+ ksym = resolve_symbol(sechdrs, versindex,
+ strtab + sym[i].st_name, mod);
+ /* Ok if resolved. */
+ if (ksym) {
+ sym[i].st_value = ksym->value;
+ break;
+ }
- /* Ok if resolved. */
- if (!IS_ERR_VALUE(sym[i].st_value))
- break;
/* Ok if weak. */
if (ELF_ST_BIND(sym[i].st_info) == STB_WEAK)
break;
--
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