linux-stable/kernel
Steven Rostedt a2d063ac21 extable, core_kernel_data(): Make sure all archs define _sdata
A new utility function (core_kernel_data()) is used to determine if a
passed in address is part of core kernel data or not. It may or may not
return true for RO data, but this utility must work for RW data.

Thus both _sdata and _edata must be defined and continuous,
without .init sections that may later be freed and replaced by
volatile memory (memory that can be freed).

This utility function is used to determine if data is safe from
ever being freed. Thus it should return true for all RW global
data that is not in a module or has been allocated, or false
otherwise.

Also change core_kernel_data() back to the more precise _sdata condition
and document the function.

Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
Acked-by: Ralf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org>
Acked-by: Hirokazu Takata <takata@linux-m32r.org>
Cc: Richard Henderson <rth@twiddle.net>
Cc: Ivan Kokshaysky <ink@jurassic.park.msu.ru>
Cc: Matt Turner <mattst88@gmail.com>
Cc: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>
Cc: Roman Zippel <zippel@linux-m68k.org>
Cc: linux-m68k@lists.linux-m68k.org
Cc: Kyle McMartin <kyle@mcmartin.ca>
Cc: Helge Deller <deller@gmx.de>
Cc: JamesE.J.Bottomley <jejb@parisc-linux.org>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1305855298.1465.19.camel@gandalf.stny.rr.com
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
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 arch/alpha/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S   |    1 +
 arch/m32r/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S    |    1 +
 arch/m68k/kernel/vmlinux-std.lds  |    2 ++
 arch/m68k/kernel/vmlinux-sun3.lds |    1 +
 arch/mips/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S    |    1 +
 arch/parisc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S  |    3 +++
 kernel/extable.c                  |   12 +++++++++++-
 7 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
2011-05-20 08:56:56 +02:00
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debug Fix common misspellings 2011-03-31 11:26:23 -03:00
events Merge branch 'core-rcu-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip 2011-05-19 18:14:34 -07:00
gcov Merge branch 'trivial' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mmarek/kbuild-2.6 2011-03-20 18:14:55 -07:00
irq Merge branch 'irq-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip 2011-05-19 17:30:15 -07:00
power PM: Allow drivers to allocate memory from .prepare() callbacks safely 2011-05-17 23:26:00 +02:00
time Merge branch 'timers-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip 2011-05-19 17:45:08 -07:00
trace Merge branches 'sched-core-for-linus' and 'sched-urgent-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip 2011-05-19 17:41:22 -07:00
.gitignore
acct.c
async.c
audit.c netlink: kill loginuid/sessionid/sid members from struct netlink_skb_parms 2011-03-03 10:55:40 -08:00
audit.h audit: make functions static 2010-10-30 01:42:19 -04:00
audit_tree.c Fix common misspellings 2011-03-31 11:26:23 -03:00
audit_watch.c kill path_lookup() 2011-03-14 09:15:23 -04:00
auditfilter.c netlink: kill loginuid/sessionid/sid members from struct netlink_skb_parms 2011-03-03 10:55:40 -08:00
auditsc.c Fix common misspellings 2011-03-31 11:26:23 -03:00
backtracetest.c
bounds.c memcg: remove direct page_cgroup-to-page pointer 2011-03-23 19:46:28 -07:00
capability.c Cache user_ns in struct cred 2011-05-13 11:45:33 -07:00
cgroup.c cgroup,rcu: convert call_rcu(__free_css_id_cb) to kfree_rcu() 2011-05-07 22:50:47 -07:00
cgroup_freezer.c cgroup_freezer: update_freezer_state() does incorrect state transitions 2010-10-27 18:03:08 -07:00
compat.c posix-timers: Introduce a syscall for clock tuning. 2011-02-02 15:28:19 +01:00
configs.c
cpu.c Fix common misspellings 2011-03-31 11:26:23 -03:00
cpuset.c sched: Dynamic sched_domain::level 2011-04-11 14:09:32 +02:00
crash_dump.c crash_dump: export is_kdump_kernel to modules, consolidate elfcorehdr_addr, setup_elfcorehdr and saved_max_pfn 2011-03-23 19:47:19 -07:00
cred.c Cache user_ns in struct cred 2011-05-13 11:45:33 -07:00
delayacct.c
dma.c
elfcore.c
exec_domain.c
exit.c ptrace: Prepare to fix racy accesses on task breakpoints 2011-04-25 17:28:24 +02:00
extable.c extable, core_kernel_data(): Make sure all archs define _sdata 2011-05-20 08:56:56 +02:00
fork.c sched: Remove unused parameters from sched_fork() and wake_up_new_task() 2011-05-12 09:36:37 +02:00
freezer.c Freezer: Use SMP barriers 2011-05-17 23:19:17 +02:00
futex.c futex: Set FLAGS_HAS_TIMEOUT during futex_wait restart setup 2011-04-15 16:34:32 +02:00
futex_compat.c userns: user namespaces: convert several capable() calls 2011-03-23 19:47:08 -07:00
groups.c userns: user namespaces: convert several capable() calls 2011-03-23 19:47:08 -07:00
hrtimer.c hrtimer: Make lookup table const 2011-05-02 21:37:57 +02:00
hung_task.c watchdog, hung_task_timeout: Add Kconfig configurable default 2011-04-28 09:13:17 +02:00
irq_work.c irq_work: Use per cpu atomics instead of regular atomics 2010-12-18 15:54:48 +01:00
itimer.c
jump_label.c jump label: Introduce static_branch() interface 2011-04-04 12:48:08 -04:00
kallsyms.c Merge branch 'core-fixes-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip 2011-03-25 17:52:22 -07:00
Kconfig.freezer
Kconfig.hz
Kconfig.locks
Kconfig.preempt
kexec.c PM: Remove sysdev suspend, resume and shutdown operations 2011-05-11 21:37:15 +02:00
kfifo.c
kmod.c kmod: always provide usermodehelper_disable() 2011-05-17 23:19:18 +02:00
kprobes.c Merge branch 'for-2.6.38' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tj/percpu 2011-01-07 17:02:58 -08:00
ksysfs.c kernel/ksysfs.c: expose file_caps_enabled in sysfs 2011-04-19 16:45:51 -07:00
kthread.c Fix common misspellings 2011-03-31 11:26:23 -03:00
latencytop.c Fix common misspellings 2011-03-31 11:26:23 -03:00
lockdep.c lockdep: Remove cmpxchg to update nr_chain_hlocks 2011-04-22 11:06:59 +02:00
lockdep_internals.h
lockdep_proc.c lockdep: Remove unused 'factor' variable from lockdep_stats_show() 2011-03-23 13:54:47 +01:00
lockdep_states.h
Makefile hw breakpoints: Move to kernel/events/ 2011-05-03 15:26:43 +02:00
module.c module: Use binary search in lookup_symbol() 2011-05-19 16:55:27 +09:30
mutex-debug.c mutex: Use p->on_cpu for the adaptive spin 2011-04-14 08:52:33 +02:00
mutex-debug.h mutex: Use p->on_cpu for the adaptive spin 2011-04-14 08:52:33 +02:00
mutex.c sched: Get rid of lock_depth 2011-04-24 13:18:38 +02:00
mutex.h mutex: Use p->on_cpu for the adaptive spin 2011-04-14 08:52:33 +02:00
notifier.c
ns_cgroup.c cgroup: notify ns_cgroup deprecated 2010-10-27 18:03:09 -07:00
nsproxy.c userns: user namespaces: convert several capable() calls 2011-03-23 19:47:08 -07:00
padata.c Fix common misspellings 2011-03-31 11:26:23 -03:00
panic.c move x86 specific oops=panic to generic code 2011-03-22 17:44:11 -07:00
params.c params.c: Use new strtobool function to process boolean inputs 2011-05-19 16:55:28 +09:30
pid.c next_pidmap: fix overflow condition 2011-04-18 10:35:30 -07:00
pid_namespace.c pidns: call pid_ns_prepare_proc() from create_pid_namespace() 2011-03-23 19:46:58 -07:00
pm_qos_params.c PM QoS: Make pm_qos settings readable 2011-03-15 00:43:18 +01:00
posix-cpu-timers.c Fix common misspellings 2011-03-31 11:26:23 -03:00
posix-timers.c Fix common misspellings 2011-03-31 11:26:23 -03:00
printk.c printk: allow setting DEFAULT_MESSAGE_LEVEL via Kconfig 2011-03-22 17:44:13 -07:00
profile.c
ptrace.c ptrace: Prepare to fix racy accesses on task breakpoints 2011-04-25 17:28:24 +02:00
range.c kernel/range.c: fix clean_sort_range() for the case of full array 2010-11-12 07:55:31 -08:00
rcupdate.c rcu: Use WARN_ON_ONCE for DEBUG_OBJECTS_RCU_HEAD warnings 2011-05-05 23:16:57 -07:00
rcutiny.c rcu: optimize rcutiny 2011-05-05 23:16:59 -07:00
rcutiny_plugin.h rcu: Converge TINY_RCU expedited and normal boosting 2011-05-05 23:16:58 -07:00
rcutorture.c rcu: mark rcutorture boosting callback as being on-stack 2011-05-05 23:16:57 -07:00
rcutree.c Revert "rcu: Decrease memory-barrier usage based on semi-formal proof" 2011-05-19 23:25:29 +02:00
rcutree.h Revert "rcu: Decrease memory-barrier usage based on semi-formal proof" 2011-05-19 23:25:29 +02:00
rcutree_plugin.h Revert "rcu: Decrease memory-barrier usage based on semi-formal proof" 2011-05-19 23:25:29 +02:00
rcutree_trace.c Revert "rcu: Decrease memory-barrier usage based on semi-formal proof" 2011-05-19 23:25:29 +02:00
relay.c Clean up relay_alloc_page_array() slightly by using vzalloc rather than vmalloc and memset 2010-11-05 08:21:34 -07:00
res_counter.c memcg: res_counter_read_u64(): fix potential races on 32-bit machines 2011-03-23 19:46:22 -07:00
resource.c resources: add arch hook for preventing allocation in reserved areas 2010-12-17 10:01:09 -08:00
rtmutex-debug.c rtmutex: Simplify PI algorithm and make highest prio task get lock 2011-01-27 21:13:51 -05:00
rtmutex-debug.h
rtmutex-tester.c rtmutex: tester: Remove the remaining BKL leftovers 2011-02-22 22:07:22 +01:00
rtmutex.c rtmutex: Simplify PI algorithm and make highest prio task get lock 2011-01-27 21:13:51 -05:00
rtmutex.h
rtmutex_common.h rtmutex: Simplify PI algorithm and make highest prio task get lock 2011-01-27 21:13:51 -05:00
rwsem.c
sched.c sched: Fix and optimise calculation of the weight-inverse 2011-05-16 11:01:18 +02:00
sched_autogroup.c Fix common misspellings 2011-03-31 11:26:23 -03:00
sched_autogroup.h sched, autogroup: Stop going ahead if autogroup is disabled 2011-02-23 11:33:59 +01:00
sched_clock.c sched: Add some clock info to sched_debug 2010-11-23 10:29:08 +01:00
sched_cpupri.c
sched_cpupri.h
sched_debug.c sched: Get rid of lock_depth 2011-04-24 13:18:38 +02:00
sched_fair.c sched: Remove unused 'this_best_prio arg' from balance_tasks() 2011-05-04 09:07:21 +02:00
sched_features.h sched: Move the second half of ttwu() to the remote cpu 2011-04-14 08:52:41 +02:00
sched_idletask.c sched: Drop the rq argument to sched_class::select_task_rq() 2011-04-14 08:52:36 +02:00
sched_rt.c Merge branches 'sched-core-for-linus' and 'sched-urgent-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip 2011-05-19 17:41:22 -07:00
sched_stats.h
sched_stoptask.c sched: Drop the rq argument to sched_class::select_task_rq() 2011-04-14 08:52:36 +02:00
seccomp.c
semaphore.c
signal.c signal.c: fix erroneous syscall kernel-doc 2011-04-08 11:05:24 -07:00
smp.c smp: move smp setup functions to kernel/smp.c 2011-03-22 17:44:11 -07:00
softirq.c rcu: move TREE_RCU from softirq to kthread 2011-05-05 23:16:54 -07:00
spinlock.c
srcu.c rcu: demote SRCU_SYNCHRONIZE_DELAY from kernel-parameter status 2011-01-14 04:56:49 -08:00
stacktrace.c
stop_machine.c kthread: use kthread_create_on_node() 2011-03-22 17:44:01 -07:00
sys.c Merge branch 'driver-core-next' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/driver-core-2.6 2011-05-19 18:24:11 -07:00
sys_ni.c vfs: Add open by file handle support 2011-03-15 02:21:44 -04:00
sysctl.c sysctl: restrict write access to dmesg_restrict 2011-03-23 19:46:54 -07:00
sysctl_binary.c open-style analog of vfs_path_lookup() 2011-03-14 09:15:28 -04:00
sysctl_check.c sysctl_check: drop dead code 2011-03-23 19:46:51 -07:00
taskstats.c taskstats: use appropriate printk priority level 2011-03-23 19:47:14 -07:00
test_kprobes.c
time.c Merge branch 'timers-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip 2011-03-15 18:53:35 -07:00
timeconst.pl
timer.c Merge branch 'timers-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip 2011-03-15 18:53:35 -07:00
tracepoint.c jump label: Introduce static_branch() interface 2011-04-04 12:48:08 -04:00
tsacct.c taskstats: use real microsecond granularity for CPU times 2010-10-27 18:03:17 -07:00
uid16.c userns: user namespaces: convert several capable() calls 2011-03-23 19:47:08 -07:00
up.c
user-return-notifier.c Fix common misspellings 2011-03-31 11:26:23 -03:00
user.c userns: add a user_namespace as creator/owner of uts_namespace 2011-03-23 19:46:59 -07:00
user_namespace.c user_ns: improve the user_ns on-the-slab packaging 2011-01-13 08:03:18 -08:00
utsname.c userns: allow sethostname in a container 2011-03-23 19:47:03 -07:00
utsname_sysctl.c
wait.c Fix common misspellings 2011-03-31 11:26:23 -03:00
watchdog.c kernel/watchdog.c: disable nmi perf event in the error path of enabling watchdog 2011-04-28 11:28:21 -07:00
workqueue.c workqueue: fix deadlock in worker_maybe_bind_and_lock() 2011-04-29 18:08:37 +02:00
workqueue_sched.h