[PATCH v2 3/7] sections: Move and rename core_kernel_data() to is_kernel_core_data()

Kefeng Wang wangkefeng.wang at huawei.com
Wed Jul 28 18:13:16 AEST 2021


Move core_kernel_data() into sections.h and rename it to
is_kernel_core_data(), also make it return bool value, then
update all the callers.

Cc: Arnd Bergmann <arnd at arndb.de>
Cc: Steven Rostedt <rostedt at goodmis.org>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo at redhat.com>
Cc: "David S. Miller" <davem at davemloft.net>
Signed-off-by: Kefeng Wang <wangkefeng.wang at huawei.com>
---
 include/asm-generic/sections.h | 14 ++++++++++++++
 include/linux/kernel.h         |  1 -
 kernel/extable.c               | 18 ------------------
 kernel/trace/ftrace.c          |  2 +-
 net/sysctl_net.c               |  2 +-
 5 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/asm-generic/sections.h b/include/asm-generic/sections.h
index 817309e289db..26ed9fc9b4e3 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/sections.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/sections.h
@@ -142,6 +142,20 @@ static inline bool init_section_intersects(void *virt, size_t size)
 	return memory_intersects(__init_begin, __init_end, virt, size);
 }
 
+/**
+ * is_kernel_core_data - checks if the pointer address is located in the
+ *			 .data section
+ *
+ * @addr: address to check
+ *
+ * Returns: true if the address is located in .data, false otherwise.
+ */
+static inline bool is_kernel_core_data(unsigned long addr)
+{
+	return addr >= (unsigned long)_sdata &&
+	       addr < (unsigned long)_edata;
+}
+
 /**
  * is_kernel_rodata - checks if the pointer address is located in the
  *                    .rodata section
diff --git a/include/linux/kernel.h b/include/linux/kernel.h
index 1b2f0a7e00d6..0622418bafbc 100644
--- a/include/linux/kernel.h
+++ b/include/linux/kernel.h
@@ -230,7 +230,6 @@ extern char *next_arg(char *args, char **param, char **val);
 
 extern int core_kernel_text(unsigned long addr);
 extern int init_kernel_text(unsigned long addr);
-extern int core_kernel_data(unsigned long addr);
 extern int __kernel_text_address(unsigned long addr);
 extern int kernel_text_address(unsigned long addr);
 extern int func_ptr_is_kernel_text(void *ptr);
diff --git a/kernel/extable.c b/kernel/extable.c
index b0ea5eb0c3b4..da26203841d4 100644
--- a/kernel/extable.c
+++ b/kernel/extable.c
@@ -82,24 +82,6 @@ int notrace core_kernel_text(unsigned long addr)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/**
- * core_kernel_data - tell if addr points to kernel data
- * @addr: address to test
- *
- * Returns true if @addr passed in is from the core kernel data
- * section.
- *
- * Note: On some archs it may return true for core RODATA, and false
- *  for others. But will always be true for core RW data.
- */
-int core_kernel_data(unsigned long addr)
-{
-	if (addr >= (unsigned long)_sdata &&
-	    addr < (unsigned long)_edata)
-		return 1;
-	return 0;
-}
-
 int __kernel_text_address(unsigned long addr)
 {
 	if (kernel_text_address(addr))
diff --git a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
index e6fb3e6e1ffc..d01ca1cb2d5f 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ int __register_ftrace_function(struct ftrace_ops *ops)
 	if (!ftrace_enabled && (ops->flags & FTRACE_OPS_FL_PERMANENT))
 		return -EBUSY;
 
-	if (!core_kernel_data((unsigned long)ops))
+	if (!is_kernel_core_data((unsigned long)ops))
 		ops->flags |= FTRACE_OPS_FL_DYNAMIC;
 
 	add_ftrace_ops(&ftrace_ops_list, ops);
diff --git a/net/sysctl_net.c b/net/sysctl_net.c
index f6cb0d4d114c..4b45ed631eb8 100644
--- a/net/sysctl_net.c
+++ b/net/sysctl_net.c
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ static void ensure_safe_net_sysctl(struct net *net, const char *path,
 		addr = (unsigned long)ent->data;
 		if (is_module_address(addr))
 			where = "module";
-		else if (core_kernel_data(addr))
+		else if (is_kernel_core_data(addr))
 			where = "kernel";
 		else
 			continue;
-- 
2.26.2



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