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Sebastian Andrzej Siewior
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search_module_extables() returns an exception_table_entry belonging to a module. The lookup via __module_address() can be performed with RCU protection. The returned exception_table_entry remains valid because the passed address usually belongs to a module that is currently executed. So the module can not be removed because "something else" holds a reference to it, ensuring that it can not be removed. Exceptions here are: - kprobe, acquires a reference on the module beforehand - MCE, invokes the function from within a timer and the RCU lifetime guarantees (of the timer) are sufficient. Therefore it is safe to return the exception_table_entry outside the RCU section which provided the module. Use RCU for the lookup in search_module_extables() and update the comment. Signed-off-by: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@linutronix.de> Acked-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250108090457.512198-14-bigeasy@linutronix.de Signed-off-by: Petr Pavlu <petr.pavlu@suse.com>
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the reStructuredText markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.