Due to the new lockdep checks we go: [ 9.759380] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [ 9.759389] WARNING: CPU: 31 PID: 597 at ../kernel/module.c:216 each_symbol_section+0x121/0x130() [ 9.759391] Modules linked in: [ 9.759393] CPU: 31 PID: 597 Comm: modprobe Not tainted 4.0.0-rc1+ #65 [ 9.759393] Hardware name: Intel Corporation S2600GZ/S2600GZ, BIOS SE5C600.86B.02.02.0002.122320131210 12/23/2013 [ 9.759396] ffffffff817d8676 ffff880424567ca8 ffffffff8157e98b 0000000000000001 [ 9.759398] 0000000000000000 ffff880424567ce8 ffffffff8105fbc7 ffff880424567cd8 [ 9.759400] 0000000000000000 ffffffff810ec160 ffff880424567d40 0000000000000000 [ 9.759400] Call Trace: [ 9.759407] [] dump_stack+0x4f/0x7b [ 9.759410] [] warn_slowpath_common+0x97/0xe0 [ 9.759412] [] ? section_objs+0x60/0x60 [ 9.759414] [] warn_slowpath_null+0x1a/0x20 [ 9.759415] [] each_symbol_section+0x121/0x130 [ 9.759417] [] find_symbol+0x31/0x70 [ 9.759420] [] load_module+0x20f/0x2660 [ 9.759422] [] ? __do_page_fault+0x190/0x4e0 [ 9.759426] [] ? retint_restore_args+0x13/0x13 [ 9.759427] [] ? retint_restore_args+0x13/0x13 [ 9.759433] [] ? trace_hardirqs_on_caller+0x11d/0x1e0 [ 9.759437] [] ? trace_hardirqs_on_thunk+0x3a/0x3f [ 9.759439] [] ? retint_restore_args+0x13/0x13 [ 9.759441] [] SyS_init_module+0xce/0x100 [ 9.759443] [] system_call_fastpath+0x12/0x17 [ 9.759445] ---[ end trace 9294429076a9c644 ]--- As per the comment this site should be fine, but lets wrap it in preempt_disable() anyhow to placate lockdep. Cc: Rusty Russell Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) --- kernel/module.c | 12 +++++++++--- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) --- a/kernel/module.c +++ b/kernel/module.c @@ -1192,11 +1192,17 @@ static inline int check_modstruct_versio { const unsigned long *crc; - /* Since this should be found in kernel (which can't be removed), - * no locking is necessary. */ + /* + * Since this should be found in kernel (which can't be removed), + * no locking is necessary. + */ + preempt_disable(); if (!find_symbol(VMLINUX_SYMBOL_STR(module_layout), NULL, - &crc, true, false)) + &crc, true, false)) { + preempt_enable(); BUG(); + } + preempt_enable(); return check_version(sechdrs, versindex, VMLINUX_SYMBOL_STR(module_layout), mod, crc, NULL); -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/