linux-kernel - [PATCH v3 0/4] module: logging and code improvements

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Message-ID: <20250829084927.156676-1-wangjinchao600@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2025 16:49:09 +0800
From: Jinchao Wang <wangjinchao600@...il.com>
To: Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@...nel.org>,
	Petr Pavlu <petr.pavlu@...e.com>,
	Daniel Gomez <da.gomez@...nel.org>,
	Sami Tolvanen <samitolvanen@...gle.com>,
	linux-modules@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc: Jinchao Wang <wangjinchao600@...il.com>
Subject: [PATCH v3 0/4] module: logging and code improvements

This series of patches cleans up and refactors the kernel's module loading
code. The goal is to make the subsystem's logging clearer and its internal
logic more straightforward for developers to understand.

The patches in this series: 

- module: signing: Use pr_err for signature rejection
  Makes module signature rejection messages more visible.
- module: show why force load fails 
  Adds a reason to the error message when force loading is disabled.
- module: centralize no-versions force load check
  Refactors the code to centralize the "no versions" force load check.
- module: separate vermagic and livepatch checks
  Improves code organization by separating vermagic and livepatch checks.

---
Changes from v2:
- show mod->name in try_to_force_load
- fix a introduced bug in patch 3

Changes from v1:
- A patch was dropped because it was based on a misunderstanding
  of the ignore versioning flag's original intent.

v2:
https://lore.kernel.org/all/20250825091545.18607-1-wangjinchao600@gmail.com/

v1 :
https://lore.kernel.org/all/20250822125454.1287066-1-wangjinchao600@gmail.com

Jinchao Wang (4):
  module: signing: Use pr_err for signature rejection
  module: show why force load fails
  module: centralize no-versions force load check
  module: separate vermagic and livepatch checks

 kernel/module/main.c    | 14 ++++++++------
 kernel/module/signing.c |  2 +-
 kernel/module/version.c | 10 ++++++++--
 3 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

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2.43.0