linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] init: fix the wrong __setup

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Date:   Mon, 20 Dec 2021 12:20:13 +0100
From:   Marco Elver <elver@...gle.com>
To:     Yajun Deng <yajun.deng@...ux.dev>
Cc:     keescook@...omium.org, samitolvanen@...gle.com, ojeda@...nel.org,
        masahiroy@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] init: fix the wrong __setup_param() definition

On Mon, 20 Dec 2021 at 04:55, Yajun Deng <yajun.deng@...ux.dev> wrote:
>
> The parameters in __setup_param() should be four rather than three when
> MODULE isn't definited.

This is actually "when MODULE is defined". __setup_param() becomes a
nop when compiling as a module.

But that begs the question: why hasn't this been caught before?
Probably because nobody should be using __setup_param() if something
can also be compiled as a module, in which case module_param() and
friends should be used. But perhaps there are valid usecases where i
t's meant to become a nop if MODULE.

I don't object this fix, since the !MODULE __setup_param() seems like
it was meant to be defined.

Just curious: did you actually encounter a problem with some new code
using __setup_param()?

> Fixes: 1da177e4c3f4 ("Linux-2.6.12-rc2")
> Signed-off-by: Yajun Deng <yajun.deng@...ux.dev>
> ---
>  include/linux/init.h | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/include/linux/init.h b/include/linux/init.h
> index d82b4b2e1d25..62a77850f10e 100644
> --- a/include/linux/init.h
> +++ b/include/linux/init.h
> @@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ void __init parse_early_options(char *cmdline);
>
>  #else /* MODULE */
>
> -#define __setup_param(str, unique_id, fn)      /* nothing */
> +#define __setup_param(str, unique_id, fn, early)/* nothing */
>  #define __setup(str, func)                     /* nothing */
>  #endif
>
> --
> 2.32.0
>