linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 05/13] kallsyms: refactor {,module_}kallsyms_on_each

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Message-ID: <alpine.LSU.2.21.2102011436320.21637@pobox.suse.cz>
Date:   Mon, 1 Feb 2021 14:37:12 +0100 (CET)
From:   Miroslav Benes <mbenes@...e.cz>
To:     Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>
cc:     Petr Mladek <pmladek@...e.com>,
        Frederic Barrat <fbarrat@...ux.ibm.com>,
        Andrew Donnellan <ajd@...ux.ibm.com>,
        Maarten Lankhorst <maarten.lankhorst@...ux.intel.com>,
        Maxime Ripard <mripard@...nel.org>,
        Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@...e.de>,
        David Airlie <airlied@...ux.ie>,
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        Jiri Kosina <jikos@...nel.org>,
        Joe Lawrence <joe.lawrence@...hat.com>,
        Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>,
        Michal Marek <michal.lkml@...kovi.net>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 05/13] kallsyms: refactor
 {,module_}kallsyms_on_each_symbol

On Mon, 1 Feb 2021, Christoph Hellwig wrote:

> On Fri, Jan 29, 2021 at 10:43:36AM +0100, Petr Mladek wrote:
> > > --- a/kernel/livepatch/core.c
> > > +++ b/kernel/livepatch/core.c
> > > @@ -164,12 +164,8 @@ static int klp_find_object_symbol(const char *objname, const char *name,
> > >  		.pos = sympos,
> > >  	};
> > >  
> > > -	mutex_lock(&module_mutex);
> > > -	if (objname)
> > > +	if (objname || !kallsyms_on_each_symbol(klp_find_callback, &args))
> > >  		module_kallsyms_on_each_symbol(klp_find_callback, &args);
> > > -	else
> > > -		kallsyms_on_each_symbol(klp_find_callback, &args);
> > > -	mutex_unlock(&module_mutex);
> > 
> > This change is not needed. (objname == NULL) means that we are
> > interested only in symbols in "vmlinux".
> > 
> > module_kallsyms_on_each_symbol(klp_find_callback, &args)
> > will always fail when objname == NULL.
> 
> I just tried to keep the old behavior.  I can respin it with your
> recommended change noting the change in behavior, though.

Yes, please. It would be cleaner that way.

Miroslav