Messages in this thread Patch in this message | | | Date | Wed, 2 Mar 2022 20:31:53 +0000 | From | Aaron Tomlin <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH v9 13/14] module: Move kdb_modules list out of core code |
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On Wed 2022-03-02 16:19 +0000, Daniel Thompson wrote: > On Mon, Feb 28, 2022 at 11:43:21PM +0000, Aaron Tomlin wrote: > > No functional change. > > > > This patch migrates kdb_modules list to core kdb code > > since the list of added/or loaded modules is no longer > > private. > > > > Reviewed-by: Christophe Leroy <christophe.leroy@csgroup.eu> > > Signed-off-by: Aaron Tomlin <atomlin@redhat.com> > > --- > > kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_main.c | 5 +++++ > > kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_private.h | 4 ---- > > kernel/module/main.c | 4 ---- > > 3 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) > > > > diff --git a/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_main.c b/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_main.c > > index 0852a537dad4..5369bf45c5d4 100644 > > --- a/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_main.c > > +++ b/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_main.c > > @@ -59,6 +59,11 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(kdb_grepping_flag); > > int kdb_grep_leading; > > int kdb_grep_trailing; > > > > +#ifdef CONFIG_MODULES > > +extern struct list_head modules; > > +static struct list_head *kdb_modules = &modules; /* kdb needs the list of modules */
Hi Daniel,
> If modules is no longer static then why do we kdb_modules at all? > kdb_modules is used exactly once and it can now simply be replaced > with &modules.
In my opinion, I would prefer to avoid an explicit include of "internal.h" in kernel/module. By definition it should be reserved for internal use to kernel/module only. Please keep to the above logic.
Christophe, Luis,
Thoughts?
Kind regards,
-- Aaron Tomlin
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