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-rw-r--r--kernel/module/main.c23
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/module/main.c b/kernel/module/main.c
index 2155814f35dd..aebb17e1bfb9 100644
--- a/kernel/module/main.c
+++ b/kernel/module/main.c
@@ -3703,28 +3703,23 @@ out:
/* Given an address, look for it in the module exception tables. */
const struct exception_table_entry *search_module_extables(unsigned long addr)
{
- const struct exception_table_entry *e = NULL;
struct module *mod;
- preempt_disable();
+ guard(rcu)();
mod = __module_address(addr);
if (!mod)
- goto out;
+ return NULL;
if (!mod->num_exentries)
- goto out;
-
- e = search_extable(mod->extable,
- mod->num_exentries,
- addr);
-out:
- preempt_enable();
-
+ return NULL;
/*
- * Now, if we found one, we are running inside it now, hence
- * we cannot unload the module, hence no refcnt needed.
+ * The address passed here belongs to a module that is currently
+ * invoked (we are running inside it). Therefore its module::refcnt
+ * needs already be >0 to ensure that it is not removed at this stage.
+ * All other user need to invoke this function within a RCU read
+ * section.
*/
- return e;
+ return search_extable(mod->extable, mod->num_exentries, addr);
}
/**