[PATCH 1/3] arm64: Don't use is_module_addr in setting page attributes

Catalin Marinas catalin.marinas at arm.com
Wed Mar 4 08:47:02 PST 2015


On Wed, Feb 25, 2015 at 02:14:55PM -0800, Laura Abbott wrote:
> 
> The set_memory_* functions currently only support module
> addresses. The addresses are validated using is_module_addr.
> That function is special though and relies on internal state
> in the module subsystem to work properly. At the time of
> module initialization and calling set_memory_*, it's too early
> for is_module_addr to work properly so it always returns
> false. Rather than be subject to the whims of the module state,
> just bounds check against the module virtual address range.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Laura Abbott <lauraa at codeaurora.org>

Not sure which tree this would be merged through, so:

Acked-by: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas at arm.com>

I can pick up the arm64 patch and the module.c one with Rusty's ack (as
for the arm one, I think it could go in via rmk's patch system).

-- 
Catalin



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