Re: [PATCH v3 5/8] module: Add module_for_each_mod() function

From: Steven Rostedt
Date: Tue Mar 04 2025 - 10:18:25 EST



Luis,

Can I get an Acked-by from you?

This follows the changes you have in linux-next.

Thanks,

-- Steve




On Mon, 03 Mar 2025 20:25:21 -0500
Steven Rostedt <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> The tracing system needs a way to save all the currently loaded modules
> and their addresses into persistent memory so that it can evaluate the
> addresses on a reboot from a crash. When the persistent memory trace
> starts, it will load the module addresses and names into the persistent
> memory. To do so, it will call the module_for_each_mod() function and pass
> it a function and data structure to get called on each loaded module. Then
> it can record the memory.
>
> This only implements that function.
>
> Cc: Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Petr Pavlu <petr.pavlu@xxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Sami Tolvanen <samitolvanen@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Daniel Gomez <da.gomez@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: linux-modules@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (Google) <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> Changes since v2: https://lore.kernel.org/20250215034404.902259250@xxxxxxxxxxx
>
> - Use RCU guard instead of disabling preemption
>
> include/linux/module.h | 6 ++++++
> kernel/module/main.c | 13 +++++++++++++
> 2 files changed, 19 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/include/linux/module.h b/include/linux/module.h
> index 30e5b19bafa9..9a71dd2cb11f 100644
> --- a/include/linux/module.h
> +++ b/include/linux/module.h
> @@ -782,6 +782,8 @@ static inline void *module_writable_address(struct module *mod, void *loc)
> return __module_writable_address(mod, loc);
> }
>
> +void module_for_each_mod(int(*func)(struct module *mod, void *data), void *data);
> +
> #else /* !CONFIG_MODULES... */
>
> static inline struct module *__module_address(unsigned long addr)
> @@ -894,6 +896,10 @@ static inline void *module_writable_address(struct module *mod, void *loc)
> {
> return loc;
> }
> +
> +static inline void module_for_each_mod(int(*func)(struct module *mod, void *data), void *data)
> +{
> +}
> #endif /* CONFIG_MODULES */
>
> #ifdef CONFIG_SYSFS
> diff --git a/kernel/module/main.c b/kernel/module/main.c
> index 1fb9ad289a6f..927a2e0ffd5f 100644
> --- a/kernel/module/main.c
> +++ b/kernel/module/main.c
> @@ -3809,6 +3809,19 @@ bool is_module_text_address(unsigned long addr)
> return ret;
> }
>
> +void module_for_each_mod(int(*func)(struct module *mod, void *data), void *data)
> +{
> + struct module *mod;
> +
> + guard(rcu)();
> + list_for_each_entry_rcu(mod, &modules, list) {
> + if (mod->state == MODULE_STATE_UNFORMED)
> + continue;
> + if (func(mod, data))
> + break;
> + }
> +}
> +
> /**
> * __module_text_address() - get the module whose code contains an address.
> * @addr: the address.