linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] init, allow blacklisting of module

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Message-ID: <5762779E.1070000@redhat.com>
Date:	Thu, 16 Jun 2016 05:55:42 -0400
From:	Prarit Bhargava <prarit@...hat.com>
To:	Rasmus Villemoes <linux@...musvillemoes.dk>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Yang Shi <yang.shi@...aro.org>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
	Mel Gorman <mgorman@...e.de>,
	Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
	Yaowei Bai <baiyaowei@...s.chinamobile.com>,
	Andrey Ryabinin <aryabinin@...tuozzo.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] init, allow blacklisting of module_init functions



On 06/15/2016 04:25 PM, Rasmus Villemoes wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 15 2016, Prarit Bhargava <prarit@...hat.com> wrote:
> 
>> At some point I was 100% sure this worked.  I do remember testing it against
>> just a loadable module and had positive testing results.
> 
> I think the current %ps/%pf behaviour was introduced in 4796dd200db9
> (way back in 2012). 

Yeah, I'm scratching my head on that.  I *know* I tested it and it worked.

> 
>> In any case this is a trivial patch to add the functionality...
> 
> Which I still think is broken and needlessly complicated. Please read my
> first reply again.
> 

Oops -- I completely missed the 2nd half of your reply.  Sorry 'bout that.

I'll do a v3 in a bit

P.
> Rasmus
>