Re: [RFC 4/7] LTTng instrumentation kernel

From: Mike Mason
Date: Thu Nov 15 2007 - 18:54:36 EST


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+void list_modules(void *call_data)
+{
+ /* Enumerate loaded modules */
+ struct list_head *i;
+ struct module *mod;
+ unsigned long refcount = 0;
+
+ mutex_lock(&module_mutex);
+ list_for_each(i, &modules) {
+ mod = list_entry(i, struct module, list);
+#ifdef CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD
+ refcount = local_read(&mod->ref[0].count);
+#endif
+ __trace_mark(0, list_module, call_data,
+ "name %s state %d refcount %lu",
+ mod->name, mod->state, refcount);
+ }
+ mutex_unlock(&module_mutex);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(list_modules);
+
/* Given an address, look for it in the module exception tables. */
const struct exception_table_entry *search_module_extables(unsigned long addr)
{

What is the purpose of list_modules() in this patch? Seems outside the scope of the patches' intent. I assume LTTng uses it for some purpose, but it's not required to use the markers added by the patch.

Also, if list_modules() remains, the 0 should be removed from "__trace_mark(0, ..."

Mike Mason
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