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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt | 40 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | drivers/hid/hid-lg4ff.c | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | drivers/hid/hid-picolcd_fb.c | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | drivers/mtd/devices/docg3.c | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | drivers/regulator/virtual.c | 10 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_ctl.c | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | drivers/video/fbdev/sm501fb.c | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | include/linux/cpumask.h | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | include/linux/moduleparam.h | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | init/main.c | 33 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | kernel/module.c | 44 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | kernel/params.c | 25 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | samples/kobject/kobject-example.c | 7 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | samples/kobject/kset-example.c | 7 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | scripts/mod/modpost.c | 2 |
15 files changed, 117 insertions, 67 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt index b9f67781c577..6eaa9cdb7094 100644 --- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt +++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt @@ -1,27 +1,37 @@ Kernel Parameters ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -The following is a consolidated list of the kernel parameters as implemented -(mostly) by the __setup() macro and sorted into English Dictionary order -(defined as ignoring all punctuation and sorting digits before letters in a -case insensitive manner), and with descriptions where known. - -Module parameters for loadable modules are specified only as the -parameter name with optional '=' and value as appropriate, such as: - - modprobe usbcore blinkenlights=1 - -Module parameters for modules that are built into the kernel image -are specified on the kernel command line with the module name plus -'.' plus parameter name, with '=' and value if appropriate, such as: - - usbcore.blinkenlights=1 +The following is a consolidated list of the kernel parameters as +implemented by the __setup(), core_param() and module_param() macros +and sorted into English Dictionary order (defined as ignoring all +punctuation and sorting digits before letters in a case insensitive +manner), and with descriptions where known. + +The kernel parses parameters from the kernel command line up to "--"; +if it doesn't recognize a parameter and it doesn't contain a '.', the +parameter gets passed to init: parameters with '=' go into init's +environment, others are passed as command line arguments to init. +Everything after "--" is passed as an argument to init. + +Module parameters can be specified in two ways: via the kernel command +line with a module name prefix, or via modprobe, e.g.: + + (kernel command line) usbcore.blinkenlights=1 + (modprobe command line) modprobe usbcore blinkenlights=1 + +Parameters for modules which are built into the kernel need to be +specified on the kernel command line. modprobe looks through the +kernel command line (/proc/cmdline) and collects module parameters +when it loads a module, so the kernel command line can be used for +loadable modules too. Hyphens (dashes) and underscores are equivalent in parameter names, so log_buf_len=1M print-fatal-signals=1 can also be entered as log-buf-len=1M print_fatal_signals=1 +Double-quotes can be used to protect spaces in values, e.g.: + param="spaces in here" This document may not be entirely up to date and comprehensive. The command "modinfo -p ${modulename}" shows a current list of all parameters of a loadable diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-lg4ff.c b/drivers/hid/hid-lg4ff.c index 24883b4d1a49..cc2bd2022198 100644 --- a/drivers/hid/hid-lg4ff.c +++ b/drivers/hid/hid-lg4ff.c @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ static void hid_lg4ff_set_range_g25(struct hid_device *hid, u16 range); static ssize_t lg4ff_range_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf); static ssize_t lg4ff_range_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr, const char *buf, size_t count); -static DEVICE_ATTR(range, S_IRWXU | S_IRWXG | S_IRWXO, lg4ff_range_show, lg4ff_range_store); +static DEVICE_ATTR(range, S_IRWXU | S_IRWXG | S_IROTH, lg4ff_range_show, lg4ff_range_store); struct lg4ff_device_entry { __u32 product_id; diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-picolcd_fb.c b/drivers/hid/hid-picolcd_fb.c index c930ab8554ea..7f965e231433 100644 --- a/drivers/hid/hid-picolcd_fb.c +++ b/drivers/hid/hid-picolcd_fb.c @@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ static ssize_t picolcd_fb_update_rate_store(struct device *dev, return count; } -static DEVICE_ATTR(fb_update_rate, 0666, picolcd_fb_update_rate_show, +static DEVICE_ATTR(fb_update_rate, 0664, picolcd_fb_update_rate_show, picolcd_fb_update_rate_store); /* initialize Framebuffer device */ diff --git a/drivers/mtd/devices/docg3.c b/drivers/mtd/devices/docg3.c index dd5e1018d37b..91a169c44b39 100644 --- a/drivers/mtd/devices/docg3.c +++ b/drivers/mtd/devices/docg3.c @@ -1608,8 +1608,8 @@ static ssize_t dps1_insert_key(struct device *dev, #define FLOOR_SYSFS(id) { \ __ATTR(f##id##_dps0_is_keylocked, S_IRUGO, dps0_is_key_locked, NULL), \ __ATTR(f##id##_dps1_is_keylocked, S_IRUGO, dps1_is_key_locked, NULL), \ - __ATTR(f##id##_dps0_protection_key, S_IWUGO, NULL, dps0_insert_key), \ - __ATTR(f##id##_dps1_protection_key, S_IWUGO, NULL, dps1_insert_key), \ + __ATTR(f##id##_dps0_protection_key, S_IWUSR|S_IWGRP, NULL, dps0_insert_key), \ + __ATTR(f##id##_dps1_protection_key, S_IWUSR|S_IWGRP, NULL, dps1_insert_key), \ } static struct device_attribute doc_sys_attrs[DOC_MAX_NBFLOORS][4] = { diff --git a/drivers/regulator/virtual.c b/drivers/regulator/virtual.c index f53e78b9a84e..6ff95b045984 100644 --- a/drivers/regulator/virtual.c +++ b/drivers/regulator/virtual.c @@ -266,11 +266,11 @@ static ssize_t set_mode(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr, return count; } -static DEVICE_ATTR(min_microvolts, 0666, show_min_uV, set_min_uV); -static DEVICE_ATTR(max_microvolts, 0666, show_max_uV, set_max_uV); -static DEVICE_ATTR(min_microamps, 0666, show_min_uA, set_min_uA); -static DEVICE_ATTR(max_microamps, 0666, show_max_uA, set_max_uA); -static DEVICE_ATTR(mode, 0666, show_mode, set_mode); +static DEVICE_ATTR(min_microvolts, 0664, show_min_uV, set_min_uV); +static DEVICE_ATTR(max_microvolts, 0664, show_max_uV, set_max_uV); +static DEVICE_ATTR(min_microamps, 0664, show_min_uA, set_min_uA); +static DEVICE_ATTR(max_microamps, 0664, show_max_uA, set_max_uA); +static DEVICE_ATTR(mode, 0664, show_mode, set_mode); static struct attribute *regulator_virtual_attributes[] = { &dev_attr_min_microvolts.attr, diff --git a/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_ctl.c b/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_ctl.c index fe5eee4d0a11..a368d77b8d41 100644 --- a/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_ctl.c +++ b/drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_ctl.c @@ -732,7 +732,7 @@ static ssize_t pm8001_show_update_fw(struct device *cdev, flash_error_table[i].reason); } -static DEVICE_ATTR(update_fw, S_IRUGO|S_IWUGO, +static DEVICE_ATTR(update_fw, S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR|S_IWGRP, pm8001_show_update_fw, pm8001_store_update_fw); struct device_attribute *pm8001_host_attrs[] = { &dev_attr_interface_rev, diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/sm501fb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/sm501fb.c index 1501979099dc..c2c8eb668784 100644 --- a/drivers/video/fbdev/sm501fb.c +++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/sm501fb.c @@ -1215,7 +1215,7 @@ static ssize_t sm501fb_crtsrc_store(struct device *dev, } /* Prepare the device_attr for registration with sysfs later */ -static DEVICE_ATTR(crt_src, 0666, sm501fb_crtsrc_show, sm501fb_crtsrc_store); +static DEVICE_ATTR(crt_src, 0664, sm501fb_crtsrc_show, sm501fb_crtsrc_store); /* sm501fb_show_regs * diff --git a/include/linux/cpumask.h b/include/linux/cpumask.h index d08e4d2a9b92..3557ea7b2049 100644 --- a/include/linux/cpumask.h +++ b/include/linux/cpumask.h @@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ static inline int cpulist_scnprintf(char *buf, int len, static inline int cpumask_parse(const char *buf, struct cpumask *dstp) { char *nl = strchr(buf, '\n'); - int len = nl ? nl - buf : strlen(buf); + unsigned int len = nl ? (unsigned int)(nl - buf) : strlen(buf); return bitmap_parse(buf, len, cpumask_bits(dstp), nr_cpumask_bits); } diff --git a/include/linux/moduleparam.h b/include/linux/moduleparam.h index 204a67743804..b1990c5524e1 100644 --- a/include/linux/moduleparam.h +++ b/include/linux/moduleparam.h @@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ extern bool parameq(const char *name1, const char *name2); extern bool parameqn(const char *name1, const char *name2, size_t n); /* Called on module insert or kernel boot */ -extern int parse_args(const char *name, +extern char *parse_args(const char *name, char *args, const struct kernel_param *params, unsigned num, diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c index 0ec25157deef..e8ae1fef0908 100644 --- a/init/main.c +++ b/init/main.c @@ -253,6 +253,27 @@ static int __init repair_env_string(char *param, char *val, const char *unused) return 0; } +/* Anything after -- gets handed straight to init. */ +static int __init set_init_arg(char *param, char *val, const char *unused) +{ + unsigned int i; + + if (panic_later) + return 0; + + repair_env_string(param, val, unused); + + for (i = 0; argv_init[i]; i++) { + if (i == MAX_INIT_ARGS) { + panic_later = "init"; + panic_param = param; + return 0; + } + } + argv_init[i] = param; + return 0; +} + /* * Unknown boot options get handed to init, unless they look like * unused parameters (modprobe will find them in /proc/cmdline). @@ -479,7 +500,7 @@ static void __init mm_init(void) asmlinkage __visible void __init start_kernel(void) { - char * command_line; + char * command_line, *after_dashes; extern const struct kernel_param __start___param[], __stop___param[]; /* @@ -519,9 +540,13 @@ asmlinkage __visible void __init start_kernel(void) pr_notice("Kernel command line: %s\n", boot_command_line); parse_early_param(); - parse_args("Booting kernel", static_command_line, __start___param, - __stop___param - __start___param, - -1, -1, &unknown_bootoption); + after_dashes = parse_args("Booting kernel", + static_command_line, __start___param, + __stop___param - __start___param, + -1, -1, &unknown_bootoption); + if (after_dashes) + parse_args("Setting init args", after_dashes, NULL, 0, -1, -1, + set_init_arg); jump_label_init(); diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c index 079c4615607d..81e727cf6df9 100644 --- a/kernel/module.c +++ b/kernel/module.c @@ -3020,21 +3020,6 @@ static int do_init_module(struct module *mod) */ current->flags &= ~PF_USED_ASYNC; - blocking_notifier_call_chain(&module_notify_list, - MODULE_STATE_COMING, mod); - - /* Set RO and NX regions for core */ - set_section_ro_nx(mod->module_core, - mod->core_text_size, - mod->core_ro_size, - mod->core_size); - - /* Set RO and NX regions for init */ - set_section_ro_nx(mod->module_init, - mod->init_text_size, - mod->init_ro_size, - mod->init_size); - do_mod_ctors(mod); /* Start the module */ if (mod->init != NULL) @@ -3165,9 +3150,26 @@ static int complete_formation(struct module *mod, struct load_info *info) /* This relies on module_mutex for list integrity. */ module_bug_finalize(info->hdr, info->sechdrs, mod); + /* Set RO and NX regions for core */ + set_section_ro_nx(mod->module_core, + mod->core_text_size, + mod->core_ro_size, + mod->core_size); + + /* Set RO and NX regions for init */ + set_section_ro_nx(mod->module_init, + mod->init_text_size, + mod->init_ro_size, + mod->init_size); + /* Mark state as coming so strong_try_module_get() ignores us, * but kallsyms etc. can see us. */ mod->state = MODULE_STATE_COMING; + mutex_unlock(&module_mutex); + + blocking_notifier_call_chain(&module_notify_list, + MODULE_STATE_COMING, mod); + return 0; out: mutex_unlock(&module_mutex); @@ -3190,6 +3192,7 @@ static int load_module(struct load_info *info, const char __user *uargs, { struct module *mod; long err; + char *after_dashes; err = module_sig_check(info); if (err) @@ -3277,10 +3280,15 @@ static int load_module(struct load_info *info, const char __user *uargs, goto ddebug_cleanup; /* Module is ready to execute: parsing args may do that. */ - err = parse_args(mod->name, mod->args, mod->kp, mod->num_kp, - -32768, 32767, unknown_module_param_cb); - if (err < 0) + after_dashes = parse_args(mod->name, mod->args, mod->kp, mod->num_kp, + -32768, 32767, unknown_module_param_cb); + if (IS_ERR(after_dashes)) { + err = PTR_ERR(after_dashes); goto bug_cleanup; + } else if (after_dashes) { + pr_warn("%s: parameters '%s' after `--' ignored\n", + mod->name, after_dashes); + } /* Link in to syfs. */ err = mod_sysfs_setup(mod, info, mod->kp, mod->num_kp); diff --git a/kernel/params.c b/kernel/params.c index b00142e7f3ba..1e52ca233fd9 100644 --- a/kernel/params.c +++ b/kernel/params.c @@ -177,13 +177,13 @@ static char *next_arg(char *args, char **param, char **val) } /* Args looks like "foo=bar,bar2 baz=fuz wiz". */ -int parse_args(const char *doing, - char *args, - const struct kernel_param *params, - unsigned num, - s16 min_level, - s16 max_level, - int (*unknown)(char *param, char *val, const char *doing)) +char *parse_args(const char *doing, + char *args, + const struct kernel_param *params, + unsigned num, + s16 min_level, + s16 max_level, + int (*unknown)(char *param, char *val, const char *doing)) { char *param, *val; @@ -198,6 +198,9 @@ int parse_args(const char *doing, int irq_was_disabled; args = next_arg(args, ¶m, &val); + /* Stop at -- */ + if (!val && strcmp(param, "--") == 0) + return args; irq_was_disabled = irqs_disabled(); ret = parse_one(param, val, doing, params, num, min_level, max_level, unknown); @@ -208,22 +211,22 @@ int parse_args(const char *doing, switch (ret) { case -ENOENT: pr_err("%s: Unknown parameter `%s'\n", doing, param); - return ret; + return ERR_PTR(ret); case -ENOSPC: pr_err("%s: `%s' too large for parameter `%s'\n", doing, val ?: "", param); - return ret; + return ERR_PTR(ret); case 0: break; default: pr_err("%s: `%s' invalid for parameter `%s'\n", doing, val ?: "", param); - return ret; + return ERR_PTR(ret); } } /* All parsed OK. */ - return 0; + return NULL; } /* Lazy bastard, eh? */ diff --git a/samples/kobject/kobject-example.c b/samples/kobject/kobject-example.c index 86ea0c3ad975..01562e0d4992 100644 --- a/samples/kobject/kobject-example.c +++ b/samples/kobject/kobject-example.c @@ -40,8 +40,9 @@ static ssize_t foo_store(struct kobject *kobj, struct kobj_attribute *attr, return count; } +/* Sysfs attributes cannot be world-writable. */ static struct kobj_attribute foo_attribute = - __ATTR(foo, 0666, foo_show, foo_store); + __ATTR(foo, 0664, foo_show, foo_store); /* * More complex function where we determine which variable is being accessed by @@ -73,9 +74,9 @@ static ssize_t b_store(struct kobject *kobj, struct kobj_attribute *attr, } static struct kobj_attribute baz_attribute = - __ATTR(baz, 0666, b_show, b_store); + __ATTR(baz, 0664, b_show, b_store); static struct kobj_attribute bar_attribute = - __ATTR(bar, 0666, b_show, b_store); + __ATTR(bar, 0664, b_show, b_store); /* diff --git a/samples/kobject/kset-example.c b/samples/kobject/kset-example.c index 5dce351f131f..ab5e447ec238 100644 --- a/samples/kobject/kset-example.c +++ b/samples/kobject/kset-example.c @@ -124,8 +124,9 @@ static ssize_t foo_store(struct foo_obj *foo_obj, struct foo_attribute *attr, return count; } +/* Sysfs attributes cannot be world-writable. */ static struct foo_attribute foo_attribute = - __ATTR(foo, 0666, foo_show, foo_store); + __ATTR(foo, 0664, foo_show, foo_store); /* * More complex function where we determine which variable is being accessed by @@ -157,9 +158,9 @@ static ssize_t b_store(struct foo_obj *foo_obj, struct foo_attribute *attr, } static struct foo_attribute baz_attribute = - __ATTR(baz, 0666, b_show, b_store); + __ATTR(baz, 0664, b_show, b_store); static struct foo_attribute bar_attribute = - __ATTR(bar, 0666, b_show, b_store); + __ATTR(bar, 0664, b_show, b_store); /* * Create a group of attributes so that we can create and destroy them all diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.c b/scripts/mod/modpost.c index ea7f9530afa2..026543ba8d86 100644 --- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c +++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c @@ -2113,8 +2113,10 @@ static void read_dump(const char *fname, unsigned int kernel) s->preloaded = 1; sym_update_crc(symname, mod, crc, export_no(export)); } + release_file(file, size); return; fail: + release_file(file, size); fatal("parse error in symbol dump file\n"); } |