Expose module->mkobj.kobj refcounting to drivers. Wait with deleting
the module until the refcount has dropped to 0.
Signed-off-by: Cornelia Huck <[email protected]>
---
include/linux/module.h | 4 ++++
kernel/module.c | 30 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
kernel/params.c | 8 ++++++++
3 files changed, 41 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
--- linux-2.6.orig/include/linux/module.h
+++ linux-2.6/include/linux/module.h
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ struct module_kobject
struct kobject kobj;
struct module *mod;
struct kobject *drivers_dir;
+ struct completion completion;
};
/* These are either module local, or the kernel's dummy ones. */
@@ -591,6 +592,9 @@ int mod_sysfs_init(struct module *mod);
int mod_sysfs_setup(struct module *mod,
struct kernel_param *kparam,
unsigned int num_params);
+struct kobject * mod_kobject_get(struct module *);
+void mod_kobject_put(struct module *);
+
#ifdef CONFIG_SYSFS
int module_add_modinfo_attrs(struct module *mod);
void module_remove_modinfo_attrs(struct module *mod);
--- linux-2.6.orig/kernel/module.c
+++ linux-2.6/kernel/module.c
@@ -1403,7 +1403,7 @@ int mod_sysfs_init(struct module *mod)
goto out;
kobj_set_kset_s(&mod->mkobj, module_subsys);
mod->mkobj.mod = mod;
-
+ init_completion(&mod->mkobj.completion);
kobject_init(&mod->mkobj.kobj);
out:
@@ -1456,6 +1456,32 @@ static void mod_kobject_remove(struct mo
kobject_unregister(&mod->mkobj.kobj);
}
+/**
+ * mod_kobject_get - get reference on a module's kobject
+ * @mod: module to work on
+ *
+ * Returns a pointer to the kobject embedded in @mod if a reference
+ * could be taken; %NULL else.
+ */
+struct kobject * mod_kobject_get(struct module *mod)
+{
+ if (!mod)
+ return NULL;
+ return kobject_get(&mod->mkobj.kobj);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mod_kobject_get);
+
+/**
+ * mod_kobject_put - give up reference on a module's kobject
+ * @mod: module to work on
+ */
+void mod_kobject_put(struct module *mod)
+{
+ if (mod)
+ kobject_put(&mod->mkobj.kobj);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mod_kobject_put);
+
/*
* unlink the module with the whole machine is stopped with interrupts off
* - this defends against kallsyms not taking locks
@@ -1483,6 +1509,8 @@ static void free_module(struct module *m
/* Module unload stuff */
module_unload_free(mod);
+ wait_for_completion(&mod->mkobj.completion);
+
/* This may be NULL, but that's OK */
module_free(mod, mod->module_init);
kfree(mod->args);
--- linux-2.6.orig/kernel/params.c
+++ linux-2.6/kernel/params.c
@@ -692,8 +692,16 @@ static struct kset_uevent_ops module_uev
decl_subsys(module, &module_ktype, &module_uevent_ops);
+static void module_kobj_release(struct kobject *kobj)
+{
+ struct module_kobject *mkobj = container_of(kobj, struct module_kobject,
+ kobj);
+ complete(&mkobj->completion);
+}
+
static struct kobj_type module_ktype = {
.sysfs_ops = &module_sysfs_ops,
+ .release = module_kobj_release,
};
/*
-
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