linux-kernel - [PATCH 5/5] module: fold usermode helper kmod into modules directory

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Message-Id: <20230319213542.1790479-6-mcgrof@kernel.org>
Date:   Sun, 19 Mar 2023 14:35:42 -0700
From:   Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@...nel.org>
To:     linux-modules@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        pmladek@...e.com, david@...hat.com, petr.pavlu@...e.com,
        prarit@...hat.com
Cc:     christophe.leroy@...roup.eu, song@...nel.org, mcgrof@...nel.org
Subject: [PATCH 5/5] module: fold usermode helper kmod into modules directory

The kernel/kmod.c is already only built if we enabled modules, so
just stuff it under kernel/module/kmod.c and unify the MAINTAINERS
file for it.

Signed-off-by: Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@...nel.org>
---
 MAINTAINERS                | 13 +++----------
 kernel/Makefile            |  1 -
 kernel/module/Makefile     |  4 +++-
 kernel/{ => module}/kmod.c |  0
 4 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
 rename kernel/{ => module}/kmod.c (100%)

diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 8d5bc223f305..1ca0e26aa9f8 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -11522,16 +11522,6 @@ F:	include/linux/kmemleak.h
 F:	mm/kmemleak.c
 F:	samples/kmemleak/kmemleak-test.c
 
-KMOD KERNEL MODULE LOADER - USERMODE HELPER
-M:	Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@...nel.org>
-L:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
-L:	linux-modules@...r.kernel.org
-S:	Maintained
-F:	include/linux/kmod.h
-F:	kernel/kmod.c
-F:	lib/test_kmod.c
-F:	tools/testing/selftests/kmod/
-
 KMSAN
 M:	Alexander Potapenko <glider@...gle.com>
 R:	Marco Elver <elver@...gle.com>
@@ -14083,8 +14073,11 @@ L:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
 S:	Maintained
 T:	git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mcgrof/linux.git modules-next
 F:	include/linux/module.h
+F:	include/linux/kmod.h
 F:	kernel/module/
 F:	scripts/module*
+F:	lib/test_kmod.c
+F:	tools/testing/selftests/kmod/
 
 MONOLITHIC POWER SYSTEM PMIC DRIVER
 M:	Saravanan Sekar <sravanhome@...il.com>
diff --git a/kernel/Makefile b/kernel/Makefile
index 10ef068f598d..3dd4ea433ee9 100644
--- a/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/kernel/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ obj-y     = fork.o exec_domain.o panic.o \
 	    async.o range.o smpboot.o ucount.o regset.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_USERMODE_DRIVER) += usermode_driver.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_MODULES) += kmod.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MULTIUSER) += groups.o
 
 ifdef CONFIG_FUNCTION_TRACER
diff --git a/kernel/module/Makefile b/kernel/module/Makefile
index 948efea81e85..5b1d26b53b8d 100644
--- a/kernel/module/Makefile
+++ b/kernel/module/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@
 # and produce insane amounts of uninteresting coverage.
 KCOV_INSTRUMENT_module.o := n
 
-obj-y += main.o strict_rwx.o
+obj-y += main.o
+obj-y += strict_rwx.o
+obj-y += kmod.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MODULE_DECOMPRESS) += decompress.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MODULE_SIG) += signing.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_LIVEPATCH) += livepatch.o
diff --git a/kernel/kmod.c b/kernel/module/kmod.c
similarity index 100%
rename from kernel/kmod.c
rename to kernel/module/kmod.c
-- 
2.39.1