linux-kernel - [PATCH v4 14/16] module: Remove set_all_modules_text

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Message-Id: <20191018074634.744357491@infradead.org>
Date:   Fri, 18 Oct 2019 09:35:39 +0200
From:   Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:     x86@...nel.org
Cc:     peterz@...radead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        rostedt@...dmis.org, mhiramat@...nel.org, bristot@...hat.com,
        jbaron@...mai.com, torvalds@...ux-foundation.org,
        tglx@...utronix.de, mingo@...nel.org, namit@...are.com,
        hpa@...or.com, luto@...nel.org, ard.biesheuvel@...aro.org,
        jpoimboe@...hat.com, jeyu@...nel.org,
        Greentime Hu <green.hu@...il.com>,
        Vincent Chen <deanbo422@...il.com>
Subject: [PATCH v4 14/16] module: Remove set_all_modules_text_*()

Now that there are no users of set_all_modules_text_*() left, remove
it.

While it appears nds32 uses it, it does not have STRICT_MODULE_RWX and
therefore ends up with the NOP stubs.

Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@...radead.org>
Cc: Jessica Yu <jeyu@...nel.org>
Cc: Greentime Hu <green.hu@...il.com>
Cc: Vincent Chen <deanbo422@...il.com>
---
 arch/nds32/kernel/ftrace.c |   12 ------------
 include/linux/module.h     |    4 ----
 kernel/module.c            |   43 -------------------------------------------
 3 files changed, 59 deletions(-)

--- a/arch/nds32/kernel/ftrace.c
+++ b/arch/nds32/kernel/ftrace.c
@@ -89,18 +89,6 @@ int __init ftrace_dyn_arch_init(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int ftrace_arch_code_modify_prepare(void)
-{
-	set_all_modules_text_rw();
-	return 0;
-}
-
-int ftrace_arch_code_modify_post_process(void)
-{
-	set_all_modules_text_ro();
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static unsigned long gen_sethi_insn(unsigned long addr)
 {
 	unsigned long opcode = 0x46000000;
--- a/include/linux/module.h
+++ b/include/linux/module.h
@@ -846,13 +846,9 @@ extern int module_sysfs_initialized;
 #define __MODULE_STRING(x) __stringify(x)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_STRICT_MODULE_RWX
-extern void set_all_modules_text_rw(void);
-extern void set_all_modules_text_ro(void);
 extern void module_enable_ro(const struct module *mod, bool after_init);
 extern void module_disable_ro(const struct module *mod);
 #else
-static inline void set_all_modules_text_rw(void) { }
-static inline void set_all_modules_text_ro(void) { }
 static inline void module_enable_ro(const struct module *mod, bool after_init) { }
 static inline void module_disable_ro(const struct module *mod) { }
 #endif
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -2029,49 +2029,6 @@ static void module_enable_nx(const struc
 	frob_writable_data(&mod->init_layout, set_memory_nx);
 }
 
-/* Iterate through all modules and set each module's text as RW */
-void set_all_modules_text_rw(void)
-{
-	struct module *mod;
-
-	if (!rodata_enabled)
-		return;
-
-	mutex_lock(&module_mutex);
-	list_for_each_entry_rcu(mod, &modules, list) {
-		if (mod->state == MODULE_STATE_UNFORMED)
-			continue;
-
-		frob_text(&mod->core_layout, set_memory_rw);
-		frob_text(&mod->init_layout, set_memory_rw);
-	}
-	mutex_unlock(&module_mutex);
-}
-
-/* Iterate through all modules and set each module's text as RO */
-void set_all_modules_text_ro(void)
-{
-	struct module *mod;
-
-	if (!rodata_enabled)
-		return;
-
-	mutex_lock(&module_mutex);
-	list_for_each_entry_rcu(mod, &modules, list) {
-		/*
-		 * Ignore going modules since it's possible that ro
-		 * protection has already been disabled, otherwise we'll
-		 * run into protection faults at module deallocation.
-		 */
-		if (mod->state == MODULE_STATE_UNFORMED ||
-			mod->state == MODULE_STATE_GOING)
-			continue;
-
-		frob_text(&mod->core_layout, set_memory_ro);
-		frob_text(&mod->init_layout, set_memory_ro);
-	}
-	mutex_unlock(&module_mutex);
-}
 #else /* !CONFIG_STRICT_MODULE_RWX */
 static void module_enable_nx(const struct module *mod) { }
 #endif /*  CONFIG_STRICT_MODULE_RWX */