[PATCH 6/7] module: Add MODULE_STATE_LIVE notify

[Masami Hiramatsu]

Add a module notifier call which notifies that the state of a module changes
from MODULE_STATE_COMING to MODULE_STATE_LIVE.

Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
 kernel/module.c |    2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

Steven, Ananth told me that this patch might also help to solve
cmpxchg problem.

Index: 2.6.28-rc4/kernel/module.c
===================================================================
--- 2.6.28-rc4.orig/kernel/module.c
+++ 2.6.28-rc4/kernel/module.c
@@ -2346,6 +2346,8 @@ sys_init_module(void __user *umod,
 	/* Now it's a first class citizen!  Wake up anyone waiting for it. */
 	mod->state = MODULE_STATE_LIVE;
 	wake_up(&module_wq);
+	blocking_notifier_call_chain(&module_notify_list,
+				     MODULE_STATE_LIVE, mod);

 	mutex_lock(&module_mutex);
 	/* Drop initial reference. */

-- 
Masami Hiramatsu

Software Engineer
Hitachi Computer Products (America) Inc.
Software Solutions Division

e-mail: mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx

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