linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 02/13] mm: introduce execmem_text_alloc() and execmem

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Date:   Sat, 23 Sep 2023 18:42:40 +0300
From:   Mike Rapoport <rppt@...nel.org>
To:     Song Liu <song@...nel.org>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 02/13] mm: introduce execmem_text_alloc() and
 execmem_free()

On Thu, Sep 21, 2023 at 03:10:26PM -0700, Song Liu wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 18, 2023 at 12:30 AM Mike Rapoport <rppt@...nel.org> wrote:
> >
> [...]
> > +
> > +#include <linux/mm.h>
> > +#include <linux/vmalloc.h>
> > +#include <linux/execmem.h>
> > +#include <linux/moduleloader.h>
> > +
> > +static void *execmem_alloc(size_t size)
> > +{
> > +       return module_alloc(size);
> > +}
> > +
> > +void *execmem_text_alloc(enum execmem_type type, size_t size)
> > +{
> > +       return execmem_alloc(size);
> > +}
> 
> execmem_text_alloc (and later execmem_data_alloc) both take "type" as
> input. I guess we can just use execmem_alloc(type, size) for everything?

We could but I still prefer to keep this distinction.
 
> Thanks,
> Song
> 
> > +
> > +void execmem_free(void *ptr)
> > +{
> > +       /*
> > +        * This memory may be RO, and freeing RO memory in an interrupt is not
> > +        * supported by vmalloc.
> > +        */
> > +       WARN_ON(in_interrupt());
> > +       vfree(ptr);
> > +}
> > --
> > 2.39.2
> >

-- 
Sincerely yours,
Mike.