linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 6/7] modules: return licensing information from find

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Message-ID: <20200729164759.GA17594@linux-8ccs>
Date:   Wed, 29 Jul 2020 18:48:00 +0200
From:   Jessica Yu <jeyu@...nel.org>
To:     Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>
Cc:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        open list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 6/7] modules: return licensing information from
 find_symbol

+++ Christoph Hellwig [29/07/20 08:27 +0200]:
>Report the GPLONLY status through a new argument.
>
>Signed-off-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>
>---
> include/linux/module.h |  2 +-
> kernel/module.c        | 16 +++++++++++-----
> 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
>
>diff --git a/include/linux/module.h b/include/linux/module.h
>index b79219eed83c56..c9bc3412ae4465 100644
>--- a/include/linux/module.h
>+++ b/include/linux/module.h
>@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ struct module *find_module(const char *name);
> struct symsearch {
> 	const struct kernel_symbol *start, *stop;
> 	const s32 *crcs;
>-	enum {
>+	enum mod_licence {
> 		NOT_GPL_ONLY,
> 		GPL_ONLY,
> 		WILL_BE_GPL_ONLY,
>diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
>index 54e853c7212f72..a907bc57d343f9 100644
>--- a/kernel/module.c
>+++ b/kernel/module.c
>@@ -495,6 +495,7 @@ struct find_symbol_arg {
> 	struct module *owner;
> 	const s32 *crc;
> 	const struct kernel_symbol *sym;
>+	enum mod_licence licence;

Just a small nit. Most of module.c uses license rather than licence -
could we unify the spelling to remain consistent? Sigh, American vs.
British English.. :)