[PATCH][RFC] __init and friends support for loadable modules

From: Andrey Panin (pazke@orbita1.ru)
Date: Wed May 08 2002 - 05:29:33 EST

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Hi all,

attached patch adds support for freeing .init sections of loadable modules
after init_module() function exits. Modutils have support for this since 1998,
but kernel support didn't exist.

All architectures that use vmalloc/vfree for module_map/unmap should work.

Patch contains three major part:
        - shrink_vm_area() function for reducing size of vmalloc'ed area;
        - init.h changes to allow .init sections in modules;
        - change in kernel/module.c.

Comments, suggestions ?

Best regards.

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