linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] module: Fix bug: read __param section as pointers to object

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Date:	Mon, 14 Feb 2011 09:39:09 +1030
From:	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>
To:	Imran Haider <imran1008@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] module: Fix bug: read __param section as pointers to object

On Mon, 14 Feb 2011 02:59:14 am Imran Haider wrote:
> Recent changes in commit 3834583b causes module parameters to be stored
> in the __param section as pointer to struct instead of the struct itself.
> module.c was still reading the section as an array of struct which caused
> modules to not load when any module parameter is specified.

This is linux-next?

Yes, completely broken.  I've removed the patch.

Thanks,
Rusty.
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