Keith Owens wrote:
>
> I will be adding generic inter-object registration code and removing
> all vestiges of get_module_symbol this weekend.
While you're there, why not eradicate sys_get_kernel_syms()?
Also, I've been sitting on (and using) this sys_init_init_module()
bugfix for two months. The explanation is at
http://www.uwsg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0008.3/0379.html
Perhaps now is a good time to merge it?
--- linux-2.4.0-test10-pre5/kernel/module.c Tue Oct 24 21:34:13 2000
+++ linux-akpm/kernel/module.c Wed Oct 25 22:11:46 2000
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
#include <linux/smp_lock.h>
#include <asm/pgalloc.h>
#include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
/*
* Originally by Anonymous (as far as I know...)
@@ -151,7 +152,7 @@
sys_init_module(const char *name_user, struct module *mod_user)
{
struct module mod_tmp, *mod;
- char *name, *n_name;
+ char *name, *n_name, *name_tmp = 0;
long namelen, n_namelen, i, error;
unsigned long mod_user_size;
struct module_ref *dep;
@@ -185,6 +186,12 @@
/* Hold the current contents while we play with the user's idea
of righteousness. */
mod_tmp = *mod;
+ name_tmp = kmalloc(strlen(mod->name) + 1, GFP_KERNEL); /* Where's kstrdup()?
+*/
+ if (name_tmp == NULL) {
+ error = -ENOMEM;
+ goto err1;
+ }
+ strcpy(name_tmp, mod->name);
error = copy_from_user(mod, mod_user, sizeof(struct module));
if (error) {
@@ -281,9 +288,10 @@
to make the I and D caches consistent. */
flush_icache_range((unsigned long)mod, (unsigned long)mod + mod->size);
- /* Update module references. */
mod->next = mod_tmp.next;
mod->refs = NULL;
+
+ /* Sanity check the module's dependents */
for (i = 0, dep = mod->deps; i < mod->ndeps; ++i, ++dep) {
struct module *o, *d = dep->dep;
@@ -294,14 +302,21 @@
goto err3;
}
- for (o = module_list; o != &kernel_module; o = o->next)
- if (o == d) goto found_dep;
+ /* Scan the current modules for this dependency */
+ for (o = module_list; o != &kernel_module && o != d; o = o->next)
+ ;
- printk(KERN_ERR "init_module: found dependency that is "
+ if (o != d) {
+ printk(KERN_ERR "init_module: found dependency that is "
"(no longer?) a module.\n");
- goto err3;
-
- found_dep:
+ goto err3;
+ }
+ }
+
+ /* Update module references. */
+ for (i = 0, dep = mod->deps; i < mod->ndeps; ++i, ++dep) {
+ struct module *d = dep->dep;
+
dep->ref = mod;
dep->next_ref = d->refs;
d->refs = dep;
@@ -335,10 +350,12 @@
put_mod_name(n_name);
err2:
*mod = mod_tmp;
+ strcpy((char *)mod->name, name_tmp); /* We know there is room for this */
err1:
put_mod_name(name);
err0:
unlock_kernel();
+ kfree(name_tmp);
return error;
}
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