On Sun, Jan 02, 2022 at 09:51:05PM +0530, Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi wrote: > Refactor shared functionality between strong_try_module_get and > try_module_get into a common helper, and expose try_module_get_live > that returns a bool similar to try_module_get. > > It will be used in the next patch for btf_try_get_module, to eliminate a > race between module __init function invocation and module_put from BPF > side. > > Cc: Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@xxxxxxxxxx> > Cc: Jessica Yu <jeyu@xxxxxxxxxx> > Cc: linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Cc: linux-modules@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Signed-off-by: Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi <memxor@xxxxxxxxx> > --- > include/linux/module.h | 26 +++++++++++++++++++------- > kernel/module.c | 20 ++++++++------------ > 2 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/include/linux/module.h b/include/linux/module.h > index c9f1200b2312..eb83aaeaa76e 100644 > --- a/include/linux/module.h > +++ b/include/linux/module.h > @@ -608,17 +608,17 @@ void symbol_put_addr(void *addr); > /* Sometimes we know we already have a refcount, and it's easier not > to handle the error case (which only happens with rmmod --wait). */ > extern void __module_get(struct module *module); > - > -/* This is the Right Way to get a module: if it fails, it's being removed, > - * so pretend it's not there. */ > -extern bool try_module_get(struct module *module); > - > +extern int __try_module_get(struct module *module, bool strong); > extern void module_put(struct module *module); > > #else /*!CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD*/ > -static inline bool try_module_get(struct module *module) > +static inline int __try_module_get(struct module *module, bool strong) > { > - return !module || module_is_live(module); > + if (module && !module_is_live(module)) > + return -ENOENT; > + if (strong && module && module->state == MODULE_STATE_COMING) > + return -EBUSY; > + return 0; > } The bool return is clear here before on try_module_get(). > static inline void module_put(struct module *module) > { > @@ -631,6 +631,18 @@ static inline void __module_get(struct module *module) > > #endif /* CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD */ > > +/* This is the Right Way to get a module: if it fails, it's being removed, > + * so pretend it's not there. */ > +static inline bool try_module_get(struct module *module) > +{ > + return !__try_module_get(module, false); Now you're making it negate an int return... > +} > +/* Only take reference for modules which have fully initialized */ > +static inline bool try_module_get_live(struct module *module) > +{ > + return !__try_module_get(module, true); > +} > + > /* This is a #define so the string doesn't get put in every .o file */ > #define module_name(mod) \ > ({ \ > diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c > index 84a9141a5e15..a9bb0a5576c8 100644 > --- a/kernel/module.c > +++ b/kernel/module.c > @@ -318,12 +318,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(unregister_module_notifier); > static inline int strong_try_module_get(struct module *mod) > { > BUG_ON(mod && mod->state == MODULE_STATE_UNFORMED); > - if (mod && mod->state == MODULE_STATE_COMING) > - return -EBUSY; > - if (try_module_get(mod)) > - return 0; > - else > - return -ENOENT; Before this change, this check had no disabled preemption prior to the first branch, now we are having it moved with preemption disabled. That's an OK change, but it is a small functional change. Because of these two things NACK on this patch for now. Please split the patch up if you intend to make a new functional change. And this patch should be easy to read, this is not. Luis