From 6a841528d288ac420052f5c98fd426b0fcdc5b52 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rusty Russell Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2010 23:04:16 -0600 Subject: param: silence .init.text references from param ops Ideally, we'd check that it was only the "set" function which was __init, and that the permissions were r/o. But that's a little hard. Signed-off-by: Rusty Russell Acked-by: Sam Ravnborg Tested-by: Phil Carmody --- scripts/mod/modpost.c | 13 +++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+) (limited to 'scripts/mod') diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.c b/scripts/mod/modpost.c index 1ce655dde99e..b16044002d91 100644 --- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c +++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c @@ -1033,6 +1033,13 @@ static const struct sectioncheck *section_mismatch( * fromsec = .data* * atsym =__param* * + * Pattern 1a: + * module_param_call() ops can refer to __init set function if permissions=0 + * The pattern is identified by: + * tosec = .init.text + * fromsec = .data* + * atsym = __param_ops_* + * * Pattern 2: * Many drivers utilise a *driver container with references to * add, remove, probe functions etc. @@ -1067,6 +1074,12 @@ static int secref_whitelist(const struct sectioncheck *mismatch, (strncmp(fromsym, "__param", strlen("__param")) == 0)) return 0; + /* Check for pattern 1a */ + if (strcmp(tosec, ".init.text") == 0 && + match(fromsec, data_sections) && + (strncmp(fromsym, "__param_ops_", strlen("__param_ops_")) == 0)) + return 0; + /* Check for pattern 2 */ if (match(tosec, init_exit_sections) && match(fromsec, data_sections) && -- cgit v1.2.3 From 5003bab82d56754b27be01eef24495a02e00039d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andrew Morton Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2010 00:42:26 -0700 Subject: fix "scripts/mod/modpost.c: fix memory leak" Fix error introduced by 37ed19d5cce35a40d3913cf9aa208ce9f60db3d7 ("scripts/mod/modpost.c: fix memory leak"). - don't kfree("") - fix one missed conversion Reported-by: Stephen Rothwell Tested-by: Stephen Rothwell Cc: Alexey Fomenko Cc: Trevor Keith Cc: Rusty Russell Cc: Michal Marek Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds --- scripts/mod/modpost.c | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'scripts/mod') diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.c b/scripts/mod/modpost.c index 1ce655dde99e..7acbdd8fcaed 100644 --- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c +++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c @@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ #define _GNU_SOURCE #include #include +#include #include "modpost.h" #include "../../include/generated/autoconf.h" #include "../../include/linux/license.h" @@ -1217,7 +1218,7 @@ static char *sec2annotation(const char *s) strcat(p, " "); return r; /* we leak her but we do not care */ } else { - return ""; + return strdup(""); } } @@ -1352,7 +1353,7 @@ static void report_sec_mismatch(const char *modname, "%s%s so it may be used outside an exit section.\n", from, prl_from, fromsym, from_p, to, prl_to, tosym, to_p, - sec2annotation(tosec), tosym, to_p); + prl_to, tosym, to_p); free(prl_from); free(prl_to); break; -- cgit v1.2.3 From 019fca84e7c4b94817abc77df9081ba208fcc46a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: David Howells Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:54:47 +0100 Subject: MN10300: Permit .GCC-command-line sections Permit .GCC-command-line sections in modules. Otherwise modpost says things like: WARNING: drivers/mtd/chips/map_ram.o (.GCC-command-line): unexpected non-allocatable section. Did you forget to use "ax"/"aw" in a .S file? Note that for example contains section definitions for use in .S files. Signed-off-by: David Howells Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds --- scripts/mod/modpost.c | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) (limited to 'scripts/mod') diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.c b/scripts/mod/modpost.c index 7acbdd8fcaed..253c107b9a99 100644 --- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c +++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c @@ -790,6 +790,7 @@ static const char *section_white_list[] = { ".comment*", ".debug*", + ".GCC-command-line", /* mn10300 */ ".mdebug*", /* alpha, score, mips etc. */ ".pdr", /* alpha, score, mips etc. */ ".stab*", -- cgit v1.2.3 From cbcf14a942eb06d031628046739b983e84b383bf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andy Shevchenko Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2010 13:36:40 +0300 Subject: scripts/mod/modpost.c: fix commentary accordingly to last changes The last commits 37ed19d5cce35a40d3913cf9aa208ce9f60db3d7 5003bab82d56754b27be01eef24495a02e00039d have introduced new behaviour of sec2annotation() method. However, the commentary inside the method was left as before. Let's fix it accordingly. Signed-off-by: Andy Shevchenko Cc: Rusty Russell Cc: Andrew Morton Acked-by: WANG Cong Signed-off-by: Michal Marek --- scripts/mod/modpost.c | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'scripts/mod') diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.c b/scripts/mod/modpost.c index c827309c29cf..859bee4972e9 100644 --- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c +++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c @@ -1193,6 +1193,9 @@ static Elf_Sym *find_elf_symbol2(struct elf_info *elf, Elf_Addr addr, * .cpuinit.data => __cpudata * .memexitconst => __memconst * etc. + * + * The memory of returned value has been allocated on a heap. The user of this + * method should free it after usage. */ static char *sec2annotation(const char *s) { @@ -1215,7 +1218,7 @@ static char *sec2annotation(const char *s) strcat(p, "data "); else strcat(p, " "); - return r; /* we leak her but we do not care */ + return r; } else { return ""; } -- cgit v1.2.3