[PATCH v3 3/4] module: centralize no-versions force load check
From: Jinchao Wang
Date: Fri Aug 29 2025 - 04:52:32 EST
Move try_to_force_load() call from check_version() to
check_modstruct_version() to handle "no versions" case only once before
other version checks.
Suggested-by: Petr Pavlu <petr.pavlu@xxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Jinchao Wang <wangjinchao600@xxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/module/version.c | 10 ++++++++--
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/kernel/module/version.c b/kernel/module/version.c
index 2beefeba82d9..7a458c681049 100644
--- a/kernel/module/version.c
+++ b/kernel/module/version.c
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ int check_version(const struct load_info *info,
return 1;
}
- /* No versions at all? modprobe --force does this. */
+ /* No versions? Ok, already tainted in check_modstruct_version(). */
if (versindex == 0)
- return try_to_force_load(mod, symname) == 0;
+ return 1;
versions = (void *)sechdrs[versindex].sh_addr;
num_versions = sechdrs[versindex].sh_size
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ int check_modstruct_version(const struct load_info *info,
.gplok = true,
};
bool have_symbol;
+ char *reason;
/*
* Since this should be found in kernel (which can't be removed), no
@@ -90,6 +91,11 @@ int check_modstruct_version(const struct load_info *info,
have_symbol = find_symbol(&fsa);
BUG_ON(!have_symbol);
+ /* No versions at all? modprobe --force does this. */
+ if (!info->index.vers && !info->index.vers_ext_crc) {
+ reason = "no versions for imported symbols";
+ return try_to_force_load(mod, reason) == 0;
+ }
return check_version(info, "module_layout", mod, fsa.crc);
}
--
2.43.0