[PATCH 07/14] module: Add module_kallsyms_on_each_core_symbol()

From: Josh Poimboeuf

Date: Sun Aug 02 2026 - 23:29:31 EST


module_kallsyms_on_each_symbol() iterates mod->kallsyms, which points at
the full init symbol table until do_init_module() swaps it out. The set
of symbols it reports thus differs based on whether init memory has been
freed yet.

Add module_kallsyms_on_each_core_symbol() for callers which need a
symbol's position to be the same before and after that swap.
core_kallsyms is fully populated by add_kallsyms() before the module
leaves MODULE_STATE_UNFORMED, so it's readable on both paths.

Signed-off-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
include/linux/module.h | 11 ++++++++++
kernel/module/kallsyms.c | 46 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 57 insertions(+)

diff --git a/include/linux/module.h b/include/linux/module.h
index 7566815fabbe..4ea4522a5fc5 100644
--- a/include/linux/module.h
+++ b/include/linux/module.h
@@ -947,6 +947,9 @@ static inline bool module_sig_ok(struct module *module)
int module_kallsyms_on_each_symbol(const char *modname,
int (*fn)(void *, const char *, unsigned long),
void *data);
+int module_kallsyms_on_each_core_symbol(const char *modname,
+ int (*fn)(void *, const char *, unsigned long),
+ void *data);

/* For kallsyms to ask for address resolution. namebuf should be at
* least KSYM_NAME_LEN long: a pointer to namebuf is returned if
@@ -984,6 +987,14 @@ static inline int module_kallsyms_on_each_symbol(const char *modname,
return -EOPNOTSUPP;
}

+static inline int
+module_kallsyms_on_each_core_symbol(const char *modname,
+ int (*fn)(void *, const char *, unsigned long),
+ void *data)
+{
+ return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+}
+
/* For kallsyms to ask for address resolution. NULL means not found. */
static inline int module_address_lookup(unsigned long addr,
unsigned long *symbolsize,
diff --git a/kernel/module/kallsyms.c b/kernel/module/kallsyms.c
index 0fc11e45df9b..3a959c3c9f9b 100644
--- a/kernel/module/kallsyms.c
+++ b/kernel/module/kallsyms.c
@@ -494,3 +494,49 @@ int module_kallsyms_on_each_symbol(const char *modname,
mutex_unlock(&module_mutex);
return ret;
}
+
+/*
+ * Iterate @modname's cut-down core symbol table, rather than mod->kallsyms
+ * which points at the full init symbol table until do_init_module() swaps it
+ * out. For callers which need a symbol's position to be the same before and
+ * after that swap.
+ *
+ * core_kallsyms is populated by add_kallsyms(), which runs before the module
+ * leaves MODULE_STATE_UNFORMED.
+ *
+ * Unlike module_kallsyms_on_each_symbol(), @modname is required.
+ */
+int module_kallsyms_on_each_core_symbol(const char *modname,
+ int (*fn)(void *, const char *, unsigned long),
+ void *data)
+{
+ struct mod_kallsyms *kallsyms;
+ struct module *mod;
+ unsigned int i;
+ int ret = 0;
+
+ if (!modname)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ guard(mutex)(&module_mutex);
+
+ mod = find_module_all(modname, strlen(modname), false);
+ if (!mod)
+ return -ENOENT;
+
+ kallsyms = &mod->core_kallsyms;
+
+ for (i = 0; i < kallsyms->num_symtab; i++) {
+ const Elf_Sym *sym = &kallsyms->symtab[i];
+
+ if (sym->st_shndx == SHN_UNDEF)
+ continue;
+
+ ret = fn(data, kallsyms_symbol_name(kallsyms, i),
+ kallsyms_symbol_value(sym));
+ if (ret)
+ break;
+ }
+
+ return ret;
+}
--
2.54.0