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-rw-r--r--kernel/module.c36
1 files changed, 15 insertions, 21 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
index 7a1a4d3558d..539fed9ac83 100644
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -61,10 +61,8 @@ extern int module_sysfs_initialized;
/* If this is set, the section belongs in the init part of the module */
#define INIT_OFFSET_MASK (1UL << (BITS_PER_LONG-1))
-/* Protects module list */
-static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(modlist_lock);
-
-/* List of modules, protected by module_mutex AND modlist_lock */
+/* List of modules, protected by module_mutex or preempt_disable
+ * (add/delete uses stop_machine). */
static DEFINE_MUTEX(module_mutex);
static LIST_HEAD(modules);
@@ -760,14 +758,13 @@ static void print_unload_info(struct seq_file *m, struct module *mod)
void __symbol_put(const char *symbol)
{
struct module *owner;
- unsigned long flags;
const unsigned long *crc;
- spin_lock_irqsave(&modlist_lock, flags);
+ preempt_disable();
if (!__find_symbol(symbol, &owner, &crc, 1))
BUG();
module_put(owner);
- spin_unlock_irqrestore(&modlist_lock, flags);
+ preempt_enable();
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(__symbol_put);
@@ -1228,14 +1225,14 @@ static void free_module(struct module *mod)
void *__symbol_get(const char *symbol)
{
struct module *owner;
- unsigned long value, flags;
+ unsigned long value;
const unsigned long *crc;
- spin_lock_irqsave(&modlist_lock, flags);
+ preempt_disable();
value = __find_symbol(symbol, &owner, &crc, 1);
if (value && !strong_try_module_get(owner))
value = 0;
- spin_unlock_irqrestore(&modlist_lock, flags);
+ preempt_enable();
return (void *)value;
}
@@ -2308,11 +2305,10 @@ const struct seq_operations modules_op = {
/* Given an address, look for it in the module exception tables. */
const struct exception_table_entry *search_module_extables(unsigned long addr)
{
- unsigned long flags;
const struct exception_table_entry *e = NULL;
struct module *mod;
- spin_lock_irqsave(&modlist_lock, flags);
+ preempt_disable();
list_for_each_entry(mod, &modules, list) {
if (mod->num_exentries == 0)
continue;
@@ -2323,7 +2319,7 @@ const struct exception_table_entry *search_module_extables(unsigned long addr)
if (e)
break;
}
- spin_unlock_irqrestore(&modlist_lock, flags);
+ preempt_enable();
/* Now, if we found one, we are running inside it now, hence
we cannot unload the module, hence no refcnt needed. */
@@ -2335,25 +2331,24 @@ const struct exception_table_entry *search_module_extables(unsigned long addr)
*/
int is_module_address(unsigned long addr)
{
- unsigned long flags;
struct module *mod;
- spin_lock_irqsave(&modlist_lock, flags);
+ preempt_disable();
list_for_each_entry(mod, &modules, list) {
if (within(addr, mod->module_core, mod->core_size)) {
- spin_unlock_irqrestore(&modlist_lock, flags);
+ preempt_enable();
return 1;
}
}
- spin_unlock_irqrestore(&modlist_lock, flags);
+ preempt_enable();
return 0;
}
-/* Is this a valid kernel address? We don't grab the lock: we are oopsing. */
+/* Is this a valid kernel address? */
struct module *__module_text_address(unsigned long addr)
{
struct module *mod;
@@ -2368,11 +2363,10 @@ struct module *__module_text_address(unsigned long addr)
struct module *module_text_address(unsigned long addr)
{
struct module *mod;
- unsigned long flags;
- spin_lock_irqsave(&modlist_lock, flags);
+ preempt_disable();
mod = __module_text_address(addr);
- spin_unlock_irqrestore(&modlist_lock, flags);
+ preempt_enable();
return mod;
}