Move core_kernel_data() into sections.h and rename it to is_kernel_core_data(), also make it return bool value, then update all the callers. Cc: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@xxxxxxxx> Cc: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxxxxx> Cc: "David S. Miller" <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Kefeng Wang <wangkefeng.wang@xxxxxxxxxx> --- include/asm-generic/sections.h | 14 ++++++++++++++ include/linux/kernel.h | 1 - kernel/extable.c | 18 ------------------ kernel/trace/ftrace.c | 2 +- net/sysctl_net.c | 2 +- 5 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-) diff --git a/include/asm-generic/sections.h b/include/asm-generic/sections.h index 817309e289db..26ed9fc9b4e3 100644 --- a/include/asm-generic/sections.h +++ b/include/asm-generic/sections.h @@ -142,6 +142,20 @@ static inline bool init_section_intersects(void *virt, size_t size) return memory_intersects(__init_begin, __init_end, virt, size); } +/** + * is_kernel_core_data - checks if the pointer address is located in the + * .data section + * + * @addr: address to check + * + * Returns: true if the address is located in .data, false otherwise. + */ +static inline bool is_kernel_core_data(unsigned long addr) +{ + return addr >= (unsigned long)_sdata && + addr < (unsigned long)_edata; +} + /** * is_kernel_rodata - checks if the pointer address is located in the * .rodata section diff --git a/include/linux/kernel.h b/include/linux/kernel.h index 1b2f0a7e00d6..0622418bafbc 100644 --- a/include/linux/kernel.h +++ b/include/linux/kernel.h @@ -230,7 +230,6 @@ extern char *next_arg(char *args, char **param, char **val); extern int core_kernel_text(unsigned long addr); extern int init_kernel_text(unsigned long addr); -extern int core_kernel_data(unsigned long addr); extern int __kernel_text_address(unsigned long addr); extern int kernel_text_address(unsigned long addr); extern int func_ptr_is_kernel_text(void *ptr); diff --git a/kernel/extable.c b/kernel/extable.c index b0ea5eb0c3b4..da26203841d4 100644 --- a/kernel/extable.c +++ b/kernel/extable.c @@ -82,24 +82,6 @@ int notrace core_kernel_text(unsigned long addr) return 0; } -/** - * core_kernel_data - tell if addr points to kernel data - * @addr: address to test - * - * Returns true if @addr passed in is from the core kernel data - * section. - * - * Note: On some archs it may return true for core RODATA, and false - * for others. But will always be true for core RW data. - */ -int core_kernel_data(unsigned long addr) -{ - if (addr >= (unsigned long)_sdata && - addr < (unsigned long)_edata) - return 1; - return 0; -} - int __kernel_text_address(unsigned long addr) { if (kernel_text_address(addr)) diff --git a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c index e6fb3e6e1ffc..d01ca1cb2d5f 100644 --- a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c +++ b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c @@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ int __register_ftrace_function(struct ftrace_ops *ops) if (!ftrace_enabled && (ops->flags & FTRACE_OPS_FL_PERMANENT)) return -EBUSY; - if (!core_kernel_data((unsigned long)ops)) + if (!is_kernel_core_data((unsigned long)ops)) ops->flags |= FTRACE_OPS_FL_DYNAMIC; add_ftrace_ops(&ftrace_ops_list, ops); diff --git a/net/sysctl_net.c b/net/sysctl_net.c index f6cb0d4d114c..4b45ed631eb8 100644 --- a/net/sysctl_net.c +++ b/net/sysctl_net.c @@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ static void ensure_safe_net_sysctl(struct net *net, const char *path, addr = (unsigned long)ent->data; if (is_module_address(addr)) where = "module"; - else if (core_kernel_data(addr)) + else if (is_kernel_core_data(addr)) where = "kernel"; else continue; -- 2.26.2