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Merge tag 'fixes-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rusty/linux

Pull module fix from Rusty Russell:
 "Single overzealous locking assertion fix"

* tag 'fixes-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rusty/linux:
  module: weaken locking assertion for oops path.
Linus Torvalds 10 years ago
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1 changed files with 6 additions and 2 deletions
  1. 6 2
      kernel/module.c

+ 6 - 2
kernel/module.c

@@ -602,13 +602,16 @@ const struct kernel_symbol *find_symbol(const char *name,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(find_symbol);
 
-/* Search for module by name: must hold module_mutex. */
+/*
+ * Search for module by name: must hold module_mutex (or preempt disabled
+ * for read-only access).
+ */
 static struct module *find_module_all(const char *name, size_t len,
 				      bool even_unformed)
 {
 	struct module *mod;
 
-	module_assert_mutex();
+	module_assert_mutex_or_preempt();
 
 	list_for_each_entry(mod, &modules, list) {
 		if (!even_unformed && mod->state == MODULE_STATE_UNFORMED)
@@ -621,6 +624,7 @@ static struct module *find_module_all(const char *name, size_t len,
 
 struct module *find_module(const char *name)
 {
+	module_assert_mutex();
 	return find_module_all(name, strlen(name), false);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(find_module);