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diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
index 9bd93de01f4a..539fed9ac83c 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);
@@ -488,8 +486,7 @@ static void free_modinfo_##field(struct module *mod) \
mod->field = NULL; \
} \
static struct module_attribute modinfo_##field = { \
- .attr = { .name = __stringify(field), .mode = 0444, \
- .owner = THIS_MODULE }, \
+ .attr = { .name = __stringify(field), .mode = 0444 }, \
.show = show_modinfo_##field, \
.setup = setup_modinfo_##field, \
.test = modinfo_##field##_exists, \
@@ -761,14 +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);
@@ -793,7 +789,7 @@ static ssize_t show_refcnt(struct module_attribute *mattr,
}
static struct module_attribute refcnt = {
- .attr = { .name = "refcnt", .mode = 0444, .owner = THIS_MODULE },
+ .attr = { .name = "refcnt", .mode = 0444 },
.show = show_refcnt,
};
@@ -851,7 +847,7 @@ static ssize_t show_initstate(struct module_attribute *mattr,
}
static struct module_attribute initstate = {
- .attr = { .name = "initstate", .mode = 0444, .owner = THIS_MODULE },
+ .attr = { .name = "initstate", .mode = 0444 },
.show = show_initstate,
};
@@ -1032,7 +1028,6 @@ static void add_sect_attrs(struct module *mod, unsigned int nsect,
sattr->mattr.show = module_sect_show;
sattr->mattr.store = NULL;
sattr->mattr.attr.name = sattr->name;
- sattr->mattr.attr.owner = mod;
sattr->mattr.attr.mode = S_IRUGO;
*(gattr++) = &(sattr++)->mattr.attr;
}
@@ -1090,7 +1085,6 @@ int module_add_modinfo_attrs(struct module *mod)
if (!attr->test ||
(attr->test && attr->test(mod))) {
memcpy(temp_attr, attr, sizeof(*temp_attr));
- temp_attr->attr.owner = mod;
error = sysfs_create_file(&mod->mkobj.kobj,&temp_attr->attr);
++temp_attr;
}
@@ -1231,14 +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;
}
@@ -2235,26 +2229,13 @@ unsigned long module_kallsyms_lookup_name(const char *name)
/* Called by the /proc file system to return a list of modules. */
static void *m_start(struct seq_file *m, loff_t *pos)
{
- struct list_head *i;
- loff_t n = 0;
-
mutex_lock(&module_mutex);
- list_for_each(i, &modules) {
- if (n++ == *pos)
- break;
- }
- if (i == &modules)
- return NULL;
- return i;
+ return seq_list_start(&modules, *pos);
}
static void *m_next(struct seq_file *m, void *p, loff_t *pos)
{
- struct list_head *i = p;
- (*pos)++;
- if (i->next == &modules)
- return NULL;
- return i->next;
+ return seq_list_next(p, &modules, pos);
}
static void m_stop(struct seq_file *m, void *p)
@@ -2324,11 +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;
@@ -2339,7 +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. */
@@ -2351,25 +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;
@@ -2384,11 +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;
}