Re: [2.5-bk] Module loader compile bug

From: Rusty Russell (rusty@rustcorp.com.au)
Date: Tue Nov 12 2002 - 12:23:26 EST


In message <20021112050319.GA3651@paypal.com> you write:
> I realize you're still working on this, but current bk is broken if
> you turn off module unload support. In include/linux/module.h we get:
>
> #else /*!CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD*/
> <snip>
> #define symbol_put_addr(p) do { } while(0)
>
> #endif /* CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD */
>
> Which upsets this line in kernel/module.c
>
> void symbol_put_addr(void *addr)
>
> After the preprocessor gets a hold of it all, gcc doesn't know what to
> make of "void do { } while(0)".

Yep, symbol_put_addr() in module.c should be moved under __symbol_put.

Patch is fairly trivial, does this work for you?
Rusty.

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--- working-2.5.47-module-alias/kernel/module.c.~1~ 2002-11-12 22:10:43.000000000 +1100 +++ working-2.5.47-module-alias/kernel/module.c 2002-11-13 04:22:47.000000000 +1100 @@ -492,6 +492,28 @@ void __symbol_put(const char *symbol) } EXPORT_SYMBOL(__symbol_put); +void symbol_put_addr(void *addr) +{ + struct kernel_symbol_group *ks; + unsigned long flags; + + spin_lock_irqsave(&modlist_lock, flags); + list_for_each_entry(ks, &symbols, list) { + unsigned int i; + + for (i = 0; i < ks->num_syms; i++) { + if (ks->syms[i].value == (unsigned long)addr) { + module_put(ks->owner); + spin_unlock_irqrestore(&modlist_lock, flags); + return; + } + } + } + spin_unlock_irqrestore(&modlist_lock, flags); + BUG(); +} +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(symbol_put_addr); + #else /* !CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD */ static void print_unload_info(struct seq_file *m, struct module *mod) { @@ -716,28 +738,6 @@ void *__symbol_get(const char *symbol) } EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__symbol_get); -void symbol_put_addr(void *addr) -{ - struct kernel_symbol_group *ks; - unsigned long flags; - - spin_lock_irqsave(&modlist_lock, flags); - list_for_each_entry(ks, &symbols, list) { - unsigned int i; - - for (i = 0; i < ks->num_syms; i++) { - if (ks->syms[i].value == (unsigned long)addr) { - module_put(ks->owner); - spin_unlock_irqrestore(&modlist_lock, flags); - return; - } - } - } - spin_unlock_irqrestore(&modlist_lock, flags); - BUG(); -} -EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(symbol_put_addr); - /* Transfer one ELF section to the correct (init or core) area. */ static void *copy_section(const char *name, void *base, - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/



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