[patch 49/87] sections: provide internal __is_kernel() and __is_kernel_text() helper

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From: Kefeng Wang <wangkefeng.wang@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: sections: provide internal __is_kernel() and __is_kernel_text() helper

An internal __is_kernel() helper which only check the kernel address
ranges, and an internal __is_kernel_text() helper which only check text
section ranges.

Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20210930071143.63410-7-wangkefeng.wang@xxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Kefeng Wang <wangkefeng.wang@xxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Sergey Senozhatsky <senozhatsky@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Alexander Potapenko <glider@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Andrey Konovalov <andreyknvl@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Andrey Ryabinin <ryabinin.a.a@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@xxxxxxxx>
Cc: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Borislav Petkov <bp@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Christophe Leroy <christophe.leroy@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "David S. Miller" <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Dmitry Vyukov <dvyukov@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Ivan Kokshaysky <ink@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Matt Turner <mattst88@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Michael Ellerman <mpe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Michal Simek <monstr@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Paul Mackerras <paulus@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Petr Mladek <pmladek@xxxxxxxx>
Cc: Richard Henderson <rth@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---

 include/asm-generic/sections.h |   29 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 include/linux/kallsyms.h       |    4 ++--
 2 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

--- a/include/asm-generic/sections.h~sections-provide-internal-__is_kernel-and-__is_kernel_text-helper
+++ a/include/asm-generic/sections.h
@@ -172,4 +172,33 @@ static inline bool is_kernel_inittext(un
 	       addr < (unsigned long)_einittext;
 }
 
+/**
+ * __is_kernel_text - checks if the pointer address is located in the
+ *                    .text section
+ *
+ * @addr: address to check
+ *
+ * Returns: true if the address is located in .text, false otherwise.
+ * Note: an internal helper, only check the range of _stext to _etext.
+ */
+static inline bool __is_kernel_text(unsigned long addr)
+{
+	return addr >= (unsigned long)_stext &&
+	       addr < (unsigned long)_etext;
+}
+
+/**
+ * __is_kernel - checks if the pointer address is located in the kernel range
+ *
+ * @addr: address to check
+ *
+ * Returns: true if the address is located in the kernel range, false otherwise.
+ * Note: an internal helper, only check the range of _stext to _end.
+ */
+static inline bool __is_kernel(unsigned long addr)
+{
+	return addr >= (unsigned long)_stext &&
+	       addr < (unsigned long)_end;
+}
+
 #endif /* _ASM_GENERIC_SECTIONS_H_ */
--- a/include/linux/kallsyms.h~sections-provide-internal-__is_kernel-and-__is_kernel_text-helper
+++ a/include/linux/kallsyms.h
@@ -26,14 +26,14 @@ struct module;
 
 static inline int is_kernel_text(unsigned long addr)
 {
-	if ((addr >= (unsigned long)_stext && addr < (unsigned long)_etext))
+	if (__is_kernel_text(addr))
 		return 1;
 	return in_gate_area_no_mm(addr);
 }
 
 static inline int is_kernel(unsigned long addr)
 {
-	if (addr >= (unsigned long)_stext && addr < (unsigned long)_end)
+	if (__is_kernel(addr))
 		return 1;
 	return in_gate_area_no_mm(addr);
 }
_



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