linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 2/4] module: Update a comment describing what is protected by module

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Message-ID: <4cc17c82-4f80-d0cc-acb9-c83f8ccf729c@redhat.com>
Date:   Mon, 17 Oct 2022 09:27:19 +0200
From:   David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>
To:     Petr Pavlu <petr.pavlu@...e.com>, mcgrof@...nel.org
Cc:     pmladek@...e.com, linux-modules@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 2/4] module: Update a comment describing what is
 protected by module_mutex

On 16.10.22 14:30, Petr Pavlu wrote:
> Signed-off-by: Petr Pavlu <petr.pavlu@...e.com>
> ---
>   kernel/module/main.c | 7 ++++---
>   1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/kernel/module/main.c b/kernel/module/main.c
> index a12e177ea81f..5288843ca40f 100644
> --- a/kernel/module/main.c
> +++ b/kernel/module/main.c
> @@ -62,10 +62,11 @@
>   
>   /*
>    * Mutex protects:
> - * 1) List of modules (also safely readable with preempt_disable),
> + * 1) list of modules (also safely readable with preempt_disable, delete and add
> + *    uses RCU list operations).
>    * 2) module_use links,
> - * 3) mod_tree.addr_min/mod_tree.addr_max.
> - * (delete and add uses RCU list operations).
> + * 3) mod_tree.addr_min/mod_tree.addr_max,
> + * 4) list of unloaded_tainted_modules.
>    */
>   DEFINE_MUTEX(module_mutex);
>   LIST_HEAD(modules);

Reviewed-by: David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>

-- 
Thanks,

David / dhildenb