The patch titled
Modules: handle symbols that have a zero value
has been removed from the -mm tree. Its filename was
modules-handle-symbols-that-have-a-zero-value.patch
This patch was dropped because it was merged into mainline or a subsystem tree
The current -mm tree may be found at http://userweb.kernel.org/~akpm/mmotm/
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Subject: Modules: handle symbols that have a zero value
From: Christoph Lameter <clameter@xxxxxxx>
The module subsystem cannot handle symbols that are zero. If symbols are
present that have a zero value then the module resolver prints out a
message that these symbols are unresolved.
[akinobu.mita@xxxxxxxxx: fix __find_symbl() error checks]
Cc: Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@xxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Christoph Lameter <clameter@xxxxxxx>
Cc: Rusty Russell <rusty@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Andi Kleen <ak@xxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Akinobu Mita <akinobu.mita@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/module.c | 23 ++++++++++++++---------
1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
diff -puN kernel/module.c~modules-handle-symbols-that-have-a-zero-value kernel/module.c
--- a/kernel/module.c~modules-handle-symbols-that-have-a-zero-value
+++ a/kernel/module.c
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ static unsigned long __find_symbol(const
}
}
DEBUGP("Failed to find symbol %s\n", name);
- return 0;
+ return -ENOENT;
}
/* Search for module by name: must hold module_mutex. */
@@ -783,7 +783,7 @@ void __symbol_put(const char *symbol)
const unsigned long *crc;
preempt_disable();
- if (!__find_symbol(symbol, &owner, &crc, 1))
+ if (IS_ERR_VALUE(__find_symbol(symbol, &owner, &crc, 1)))
BUG();
module_put(owner);
preempt_enable();
@@ -929,7 +929,8 @@ static inline int check_modstruct_versio
const unsigned long *crc;
struct module *owner;
- if (!__find_symbol("struct_module", &owner, &crc, 1))
+ if (IS_ERR_VALUE(__find_symbol("struct_module",
+ &owner, &crc, 1)))
BUG();
return check_version(sechdrs, versindex, "struct_module", mod,
crc);
@@ -978,12 +979,12 @@ static unsigned long resolve_symbol(Elf_
ret = __find_symbol(name, &owner, &crc,
!(mod->taints & TAINT_PROPRIETARY_MODULE));
- if (ret) {
+ if (!IS_ERR_VALUE(ret)) {
/* use_module can fail due to OOM,
or module initialization or unloading */
if (!check_version(sechdrs, versindex, name, mod, crc) ||
!use_module(mod, owner))
- ret = 0;
+ ret = -EINVAL;
}
return ret;
}
@@ -1371,7 +1372,9 @@ void *__symbol_get(const char *symbol)
preempt_disable();
value = __find_symbol(symbol, &owner, &crc, 1);
- if (value && strong_try_module_get(owner) != 0)
+ if (IS_ERR_VALUE(value))
+ value = 0;
+ else if (strong_try_module_get(owner))
value = 0;
preempt_enable();
@@ -1391,14 +1394,16 @@ static int verify_export_symbols(struct
const unsigned long *crc;
for (i = 0; i < mod->num_syms; i++)
- if (__find_symbol(mod->syms[i].name, &owner, &crc, 1)) {
+ if (!IS_ERR_VALUE(__find_symbol(mod->syms[i].name,
+ &owner, &crc, 1))) {
name = mod->syms[i].name;
ret = -ENOEXEC;
goto dup;
}
for (i = 0; i < mod->num_gpl_syms; i++)
- if (__find_symbol(mod->gpl_syms[i].name, &owner, &crc, 1)) {
+ if (!IS_ERR_VALUE(__find_symbol(mod->gpl_syms[i].name,
+ &owner, &crc, 1))) {
name = mod->gpl_syms[i].name;
ret = -ENOEXEC;
goto dup;
@@ -1448,7 +1453,7 @@ static int simplify_symbols(Elf_Shdr *se
strtab + sym[i].st_name, mod);
/* Ok if resolved. */
- if (sym[i].st_value != 0)
+ if (!IS_ERR_VALUE(sym[i].st_value))
break;
/* Ok if weak. */
if (ELF_ST_BIND(sym[i].st_info) == STB_WEAK)
_
Patches currently in -mm which might be from clameter@xxxxxxx are
origin.patch
gregkh-driver-kset-move-sys-slab-to-sys-kernel-slab-slabinfo-fallback-from-sys-kernel-slab-to-sys-slab.patch
git-unionfs.patch
dentries-extract-common-code-to-remove-dentry-from-lru.patch
dentries-extract-common-code-to-remove-dentry-from-lru-fix.patch
reiser4.patch
reiser4-portion-of-zero_user-cleanup-patch.patch
page-owner-tracking-leak-detector.patch
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