> void *__symbol_get(const char *symbol)
> {
> - struct module *owner;
> - const struct kernel_symbol *sym;
> + struct find_symbol_arg fsa = {
> + .name = symbol,
> + .gplok = true,
> + .warn = true,
> + };
>
> preempt_disable();
> - sym = find_symbol(symbol, &owner, NULL, NULL, true, true);
> - if (sym && strong_try_module_get(owner))
> - sym = NULL;
> + if (!find_symbol(&fsa) || !strong_try_module_get(fsa.owner)) {
I think this should be in fact
if (!find_symbol(&fsa) || strong_try_module_get(fsa.owner)) {
to get the logic right (note the missing !). We want to return NULL if
strong_try_module_get() does not succeed for a found symbol.
> + preempt_enable();
> + return NULL;
> + }
> preempt_enable();
> -
> - return sym ? (void *)kernel_symbol_value(sym) : NULL;
> + return (void *)kernel_symbol_value(fsa.sym);
> }
> EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__symbol_get);
Miroslav
