Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] livepatch: Fix having __klp_objects relics in non-livepatch modules

[Josh Poimboeuf]

On Wed, Jan 21, 2026 at 09:28:16AM +0100, Petr Pavlu wrote:
> +void *klp_locate_section_objs(const struct module *mod, const char *name,
> +			      size_t object_size, unsigned int *nr_objs)
> +{
> +	struct klp_modinfo *info = mod->klp_info;
> +
> +	for (int i = 1; i < info->hdr.e_shnum; i++) {
> +		Elf_Shdr *shdr = &info->sechdrs[i];
> +
> +		if (strcmp(info->secstrings + shdr->sh_name, name))
> +			continue;
> +
> +		*nr_objs = shdr->sh_size / object_size;
> +		return (void *)shdr->sh_addr;
> +	}
> +
> +	*nr_objs = 0;
> +	return NULL;
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(klp_locate_section_objs);

How about we make it even more generic with something like

void *klp_find_section_by_name(const struct module *mod, const char *name,
			       size_t *sec_size);

?

I think that would help the code read more clearly.

-- 
Josh