linux-kernel - [RFC PATCH 02/12] module: Simple refactor in preparation for split

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Message-Id: <20211228213041.1356334-3-atomlin@redhat.com>
Date:   Tue, 28 Dec 2021 21:30:31 +0000
From:   Aaron Tomlin <atomlin@...hat.com>
To:     mcgrof@...nel.org
Cc:     cl@...ux.com, pmladek@...e.com, mbenes@...e.cz,
        akpm@...ux-foundation.org, jeyu@...nel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-modules@...r.kernel.org,
        atomlin@...mlin.com, ghalat@...hat.com
Subject: [RFC PATCH 02/12] module: Simple refactor in preparation for split

No functional change.

This patch makes it possible to move non-essential code
out of core module code.

Signed-off-by: Aaron Tomlin <atomlin@...hat.com>
---
 kernel/module/internal.h | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 kernel/module/main.c     | 23 ++---------------------
 2 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/module/internal.h b/kernel/module/internal.h
index 33783abc377b..ffc50df010a7 100644
--- a/kernel/module/internal.h
+++ b/kernel/module/internal.h
@@ -7,6 +7,28 @@
 
 #include <linux/elf.h>
 #include <asm/module.h>
+#include <linux/mutex.h>
+
+#ifndef ARCH_SHF_SMALL
+#define ARCH_SHF_SMALL 0
+#endif
+
+/* If this is set, the section belongs in the init part of the module */
+#define INIT_OFFSET_MASK (1UL << (BITS_PER_LONG-1))
+/* Maximum number of characters written by module_flags() */
+#define MODULE_FLAGS_BUF_SIZE (TAINT_FLAGS_COUNT + 4)
+#define MODULE_SECT_READ_SIZE (3 /* "0x", "\n" */ + (BITS_PER_LONG / 4))
+
+extern struct mutex module_mutex;
+extern struct list_head modules;
+
+/* Provided by the linker */
+extern const struct kernel_symbol __start___ksymtab[];
+extern const struct kernel_symbol __stop___ksymtab[];
+extern const struct kernel_symbol __start___ksymtab_gpl[];
+extern const struct kernel_symbol __stop___ksymtab_gpl[];
+extern const s32 __start___kcrctab[];
+extern const s32 __start___kcrctab_gpl[];
 
 struct load_info {
 	const char *name;
diff --git a/kernel/module/main.c b/kernel/module/main.c
index bc997c3e2c95..2a6b859716c0 100644
--- a/kernel/module/main.c
+++ b/kernel/module/main.c
@@ -63,10 +63,6 @@
 #define CREATE_TRACE_POINTS
 #include <trace/events/module.h>
 
-#ifndef ARCH_SHF_SMALL
-#define ARCH_SHF_SMALL 0
-#endif
-
 /*
  * Modules' sections will be aligned on page boundaries
  * to ensure complete separation of code and data, but
@@ -78,9 +74,6 @@
 # define debug_align(X) (X)
 #endif
 
-/* If this is set, the section belongs in the init part of the module */
-#define INIT_OFFSET_MASK (1UL << (BITS_PER_LONG-1))
-
 /*
  * Mutex protects:
  * 1) List of modules (also safely readable with preempt_disable),
@@ -88,8 +81,8 @@
  * 3) module_addr_min/module_addr_max.
  * (delete and add uses RCU list operations).
  */
-static DEFINE_MUTEX(module_mutex);
-static LIST_HEAD(modules);
+DEFINE_MUTEX(module_mutex);
+LIST_HEAD(modules);
 
 /* Work queue for freeing init sections in success case */
 static void do_free_init(struct work_struct *w);
@@ -408,14 +401,6 @@ static __maybe_unused void *any_section_objs(const struct load_info *info,
 	return (void *)info->sechdrs[sec].sh_addr;
 }
 
-/* Provided by the linker */
-extern const struct kernel_symbol __start___ksymtab[];
-extern const struct kernel_symbol __stop___ksymtab[];
-extern const struct kernel_symbol __start___ksymtab_gpl[];
-extern const struct kernel_symbol __stop___ksymtab_gpl[];
-extern const s32 __start___kcrctab[];
-extern const s32 __start___kcrctab_gpl[];
-
 #ifndef CONFIG_MODVERSIONS
 #define symversion(base, idx) NULL
 #else
@@ -1491,7 +1476,6 @@ struct module_sect_attrs {
 	struct module_sect_attr attrs[];
 };
 
-#define MODULE_SECT_READ_SIZE (3 /* "0x", "\n" */ + (BITS_PER_LONG / 4))
 static ssize_t module_sect_read(struct file *file, struct kobject *kobj,
 				struct bin_attribute *battr,
 				char *buf, loff_t pos, size_t count)
@@ -4498,9 +4482,6 @@ static void cfi_cleanup(struct module *mod)
 #endif
 }
 
-/* Maximum number of characters written by module_flags() */
-#define MODULE_FLAGS_BUF_SIZE (TAINT_FLAGS_COUNT + 4)
-
 /* Keep in sync with MODULE_FLAGS_BUF_SIZE !!! */
 static char *module_flags(struct module *mod, char *buf)
 {
-- 
2.31.1