This series of patches cleans up and refactors the kernel's module loading code. The goal is to make the subsystem's logging clearer and its internal logic more straightforward for developers to understand.
The patches in this series: - module: signing: Use pr_err for signature rejection Makes module signature rejection messages more visible. - module: show why force load fails Adds a reason to the error message when force loading is disabled. - module: centralize no-versions force load check Refactors the code to centralize the "no versions" force load check. - module: separate vermagic and livepatch checks Improves code organization by separating vermagic and livepatch checks. --- Changes from v2: - show mod->name in try_to_force_load - fix a introduced bug in patch 3 Changes from v1: - A patch was dropped because it was based on a misunderstanding of the ignore versioning flag's original intent. v2: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20250825091545.18607-1-wangjinchao...@gmail.com/ v1 : https://lore.kernel.org/all/20250822125454.1287066-1-wangjinchao...@gmail.com Jinchao Wang (4): module: signing: Use pr_err for signature rejection module: show why force load fails module: centralize no-versions force load check module: separate vermagic and livepatch checks kernel/module/main.c | 14 ++++++++------ kernel/module/signing.c | 2 +- kernel/module/version.c | 10 ++++++++-- 3 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) -- 2.43.0
