linux-kernel - Re: 0be964be0 "module: Sanitize RCU usage and locking" breaks symbol_put

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Message-ID: <87mvxmkbmo.fsf@rustcorp.com.au>
Date:	Thu, 20 Aug 2015 10:40:55 +0930
From:	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>
To:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Cc:	Laura Abbott <labbott@...hat.com>,
	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: 0be964be0 "module: Sanitize RCU usage and locking" breaks symbol_put_addr?

Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org> writes:
> On Wed, Aug 19, 2015 at 06:19:43AM +0930, Rusty Russell wrote:
>> Indeed!  That comment is wrong, and your fix is good.
>> 
>> Care to S-O-B on it?
>
> Of course, here goes.

Thanks!  This is an ancient bug (2009) which your extra assertions
caught.  It's unlikely to have ever bitten anyone, but I've CC'd stable
for it anyway:

Fixes: a6e6abd575fc ("module: remove module_text_address()")
Cc: stable@...nel.org

Applied,
Rusty.
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