[PATCH v3 0/3] Filter out local and mapping symbols during module load

From: Tiezhu Yang

Date: Tue Aug 11 2026 - 23:28:51 EST


This series prevents compiler generated local and mapping symbols
from leaking into /proc/kallsyms for loaded modules. This ensures
tracing tools like bpftrace can resolve accurate kernel stacks on
architectures like LoongArch.

Based on the v2 discussion, the changes are now refactored into a
clean three-patch series to eliminate code duplication and clarify
naming.

Tiezhu Yang (3):
module/kallsyms: Rename is_mapping_symbol() to
is_local_mapping_symbol()
module/kallsyms: Refactor current symbol filtering into
is_kept_symbol()
module/kallsyms: Filter out local and mapping symbols during module
load

include/linux/module_symbol.h | 4 +--
kernel/module/kallsyms.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++-----------------
scripts/faddr2line | 2 +-
scripts/mod/modpost.h | 2 +-
4 files changed, 35 insertions(+), 32 deletions(-)

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