The patch titled
Subject: lib/test_string.c: allow module removal
has been added to the -mm tree. Its filename is
lib-test_stringc-allow-mode-removal.patch
This patch should soon appear at
https://ozlabs.org/~akpm/mmots/broken-out/lib-test_stringc-allow-mode-removal.patch
and later at
https://ozlabs.org/~akpm/mmotm/broken-out/lib-test_stringc-allow-mode-removal.patch
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From: Matteo Croce <mcroce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: lib/test_string.c: allow module removal
The test_string module can't be removed because it lacks an exit hook.
Since there is no reason for it to be permanent, add an empty one to allow
module removal.
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20210616234503.28678-1-mcroce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Matteo Croce <mcroce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
lib/test_string.c | 5 +++++
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
--- a/lib/test_string.c~lib-test_stringc-allow-mode-removal
+++ a/lib/test_string.c
@@ -179,6 +179,10 @@ static __init int strnchr_selftest(void)
return 0;
}
+static __exit void string_selftest_remove(void)
+{
+}
+
static __init int string_selftest_init(void)
{
int test, subtest;
@@ -216,4 +220,5 @@ fail:
}
module_init(string_selftest_init);
+module_exit(string_selftest_remove);
MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
_
Patches currently in -mm which might be from mcroce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx are
lib-test_stringc-allow-mode-removal.patch
