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 | 16 ++++++++++++++++
include/linux/kernel.h | 1 -
kernel/extable.c | 18 ------------------
kernel/trace/ftrace.c | 2 +-
net/sysctl_net.c | 2 +-
5 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/sections.h b/include/asm-generic/sections.h
index 817309e289db..24780c0f40b1 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/sections.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/sections.h
@@ -142,6 +142,22 @@ 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.
+ * Note: On some archs it may return true for core RODATA, and false
+ * for others. But will always be true for core RW data.
+ */
+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 2776423a587e..e5a9af8a4e20 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 7efbc8aaf7f6..f15badf31f52 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
