linux-kernel - Re: [RFC] Provide in-kernel headers for making it easy to extend the kernel

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Date:   Sat, 19 Jan 2019 09:26:04 +0100
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Joel Fernandes <joel@...lfernandes.org>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, ast@...nel.org,
        atishp04@...il.com, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        dancol@...gle.com, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>, karim.yaghmour@...rsys.com,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>, kernel-team@...roid.com,
        linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, Manoj Rao <linux@...ojrajarao.com>,
        Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>,
        paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com,
        "Peter Zijlstra (Intel)" <peterz@...radead.org>,
        rdunlap@...radead.org, rostedt@...dmis.org,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        "maintainer:X86 ARCHITECTURE (32-BIT AND 64-BIT)" <x86@...nel.org>,
        yhs@...com
Subject: Re: [RFC] Provide in-kernel headers for making it easy to extend the
 kernel

On Fri, Jan 18, 2019 at 05:55:43PM -0500, Joel Fernandes wrote:
> --- a/init/Kconfig
> +++ b/init/Kconfig
> @@ -549,6 +549,16 @@ config IKCONFIG_PROC
>  	  This option enables access to the kernel configuration file
>  	  through /proc/config.gz.
>  
> +config IKHEADERS_PROC
> +	tristate "Enable kernel header artifacts through /proc/kheaders.tgz"
> +	select BUILD_BIN2C
> +	depends on PROC_FS
> +	help
> +	  This option enables access to the kernel header and other artifacts that
> +          are generated during the build process. These can be used to build kernel
> +          modules, and other in-kernel programs such as those generated by eBPF
> +          and systemtap tools.
> +

Minor nit, say what the module name here is if you pick the option as a
module?

thanks,

greg k-h