[PATCH 04/13] module: use RCU to synchronize find_module

[Thiago Jung Bauermann]

Christoph Hellwig <hch at lst.de> writes:

> On Thu, Jan 28, 2021 at 05:50:56PM -0300, Thiago Jung Bauermann wrote:
>> >  struct module *find_module(const char *name)
>> >  {
>> > -	module_assert_mutex();
>> 
>> Does it make sense to replace the assert above with the warn below (untested)?
>> 
>>      RCU_LOCKDEP_WARN(rcu_read_lock_sched_held());
>
> One caller actually holds module_mutex still.  And find_module_all,
> which implements the actual logic already asserts that either
> module_mutex is held or rcu_read_lock, so I don't tink we need an
> extra one here.

Ok, thanks for the clarification.

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Thiago Jung Bauermann
IBM Linux Technology Center