Re: [PATCH v2][GIT PULL] tracing: Prevent unloadable modules from using trace_bprintk()

From: Rusty Russell
Date: Thu Oct 21 2010 - 17:49:47 EST


On Fri, 22 Oct 2010 12:15:42 am Steven Rostedt wrote:
>
> Ingo,
>
> This is based off of my core-2 branch. I'm moved this patch after that
> so if anyone has any objections, I can change this patch without holding
> off the previous one.

I think disabling use in modules is lazy, and allowing it for !MODVERSIONS
is just weird.

Can't you detect this on module unload and fix it up? Or delay freeing the
module until the trace ring is emptied?

Cheers,
Rusty.
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