[PATCH] module.h: updated comments with a new license
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1 #ifndef _LINUX_MODULE_H
2 #define _LINUX_MODULE_H
3 /*
4 * Dynamic loading of modules into the kernel.
6 * Rewritten by Richard Henderson <rth@tamu.edu> Dec 1996
7 * Rewritten again by Rusty Russell, 2002
8 */
9 #include <linux/sched.h>
10 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
11 #include <linux/list.h>
12 #include <linux/stat.h>
13 #include <linux/compiler.h>
14 #include <linux/cache.h>
15 #include <linux/kmod.h>
16 #include <linux/elf.h>
17 #include <linux/stringify.h>
18 #include <linux/kobject.h>
19 #include <linux/moduleparam.h>
20 #include <asm/local.h>
22 #include <asm/module.h>
24 /* Not Yet Implemented */
25 #define MODULE_SUPPORTED_DEVICE(name)
27 /* v850 toolchain uses a `_' prefix for all user symbols */
28 #ifndef MODULE_SYMBOL_PREFIX
29 #define MODULE_SYMBOL_PREFIX ""
30 #endif
32 #define MODULE_NAME_LEN (64 - sizeof(unsigned long))
34 struct kernel_symbol
36 unsigned long value;
37 const char *name;
40 struct modversion_info
42 unsigned long crc;
43 char name[MODULE_NAME_LEN];
46 struct module;
48 struct module_attribute {
49 struct attribute attr;
50 ssize_t (*show)(struct module_attribute *, struct module *, char *);
51 ssize_t (*store)(struct module_attribute *, struct module *,
52 const char *, size_t count);
53 void (*setup)(struct module *, const char *);
54 int (*test)(struct module *);
55 void (*free)(struct module *);
58 struct module_kobject
60 struct kobject kobj;
61 struct module *mod;
64 /* These are either module local, or the kernel's dummy ones. */
65 extern int init_module(void);
66 extern void cleanup_module(void);
68 /* Archs provide a method of finding the correct exception table. */
69 struct exception_table_entry;
71 const struct exception_table_entry *
72 search_extable(const struct exception_table_entry *first,
73 const struct exception_table_entry *last,
74 unsigned long value);
75 void sort_extable(struct exception_table_entry *start,
76 struct exception_table_entry *finish);
77 void sort_main_extable(void);
79 extern struct subsystem module_subsys;
81 #ifdef MODULE
82 #define MODULE_GENERIC_TABLE(gtype,name) \
83 extern const struct gtype##_id __mod_##gtype##_table \
84 __attribute__ ((unused, alias(__stringify(name))))
86 extern struct module __this_module;
87 #define THIS_MODULE (&__this_module)
88 #else /* !MODULE */
89 #define MODULE_GENERIC_TABLE(gtype,name)
90 #define THIS_MODULE ((struct module *)0)
91 #endif
93 /* Generic info of form tag = "info" */
94 #define MODULE_INFO(tag, info) __MODULE_INFO(tag, tag, info)
96 /* For userspace: you can also call me... */
97 #define MODULE_ALIAS(_alias) MODULE_INFO(alias, _alias)
100 * The following license idents are currently accepted as indicating free
101 * software modules
103 * "GPL" [GNU Public License v2 or later]
104 * "GPL v2" [GNU Public License v2]
105 * "GPL and additional rights" [GNU Public License v2 rights and more]
106 * "Dual BSD/GPL" [GNU Public License v2
107 * or BSD license choice]
108 * "Dual MIT/GPL" [GNU Public License v2
109 * or MIT license choice]
110 * "Dual MPL/GPL" [GNU Public License v2
111 * or Mozilla license choice]
113 * The following other idents are available
115 * "Proprietary" [Non free products]
117 * There are dual licensed components, but when running with Linux it is the
118 * GPL that is relevant so this is a non issue. Similarly LGPL linked with GPL
119 * is a GPL combined work.
121 * This exists for several reasons
122 * 1. So modinfo can show license info for users wanting to vet their setup
123 * is free
124 * 2. So the community can ignore bug reports including proprietary modules
125 * 3. So vendors can do likewise based on their own policies
127 #define MODULE_LICENSE(_license) MODULE_INFO(license, _license)
129 /* Author, ideally of form NAME <EMAIL>[, NAME <EMAIL>]*[ and NAME <EMAIL>] */
130 #define MODULE_AUTHOR(_author) MODULE_INFO(author, _author)
132 /* What your module does. */
133 #define MODULE_DESCRIPTION(_description) MODULE_INFO(description, _description)
135 /* One for each parameter, describing how to use it. Some files do
136 multiple of these per line, so can't just use MODULE_INFO. */
137 #define MODULE_PARM_DESC(_parm, desc) \
138 __MODULE_INFO(parm, _parm, #_parm ":" desc)
140 #define MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(type,name) \
141 MODULE_GENERIC_TABLE(type##_device,name)
143 /* Version of form [<epoch>:]<version>[-<extra-version>].
144 Or for CVS/RCS ID version, everything but the number is stripped.
145 <epoch>: A (small) unsigned integer which allows you to start versions
146 anew. If not mentioned, it's zero. eg. "2:1.0" is after
147 "1:2.0".
148 <version>: The <version> may contain only alphanumerics and the
149 character `.'. Ordered by numeric sort for numeric parts,
150 ascii sort for ascii parts (as per RPM or DEB algorithm).
151 <extraversion>: Like <version>, but inserted for local
152 customizations, eg "rh3" or "rusty1".
154 Using this automatically adds a checksum of the .c files and the
155 local headers in "srcversion".
157 #define MODULE_VERSION(_version) MODULE_INFO(version, _version)
159 /* Given an address, look for it in the exception tables */
160 const struct exception_table_entry *search_exception_tables(unsigned long add);
162 struct notifier_block;
164 #ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
166 /* Get/put a kernel symbol (calls must be symmetric) */
167 void *__symbol_get(const char *symbol);
168 void *__symbol_get_gpl(const char *symbol);
169 #define symbol_get(x) ((typeof(&x))(__symbol_get(MODULE_SYMBOL_PREFIX #x)))
171 #ifndef __GENKSYMS__
172 #ifdef CONFIG_MODVERSIONS
173 /* Mark the CRC weak since genksyms apparently decides not to
174 * generate a checksums for some symbols */
175 #define __CRC_SYMBOL(sym, sec) \
176 extern void *__crc_##sym __attribute__((weak)); \
177 static const unsigned long __kcrctab_##sym \
178 __attribute_used__ \
179 __attribute__((section("__kcrctab" sec), unused)) \
180 = (unsigned long) &__crc_##sym;
181 #else
182 #define __CRC_SYMBOL(sym, sec)
183 #endif
185 /* For every exported symbol, place a struct in the __ksymtab section */
186 #define __EXPORT_SYMBOL(sym, sec) \
187 extern typeof(sym) sym; \
188 __CRC_SYMBOL(sym, sec) \
189 static const char __kstrtab_##sym[] \
190 __attribute__((section("__ksymtab_strings"))) \
191 = MODULE_SYMBOL_PREFIX #sym; \
192 static const struct kernel_symbol __ksymtab_##sym \
193 __attribute_used__ \
194 __attribute__((section("__ksymtab" sec), unused)) \
195 = { (unsigned long)&sym, __kstrtab_##sym }
197 #define EXPORT_SYMBOL(sym) \
198 __EXPORT_SYMBOL(sym, "")
200 #define EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sym) \
201 __EXPORT_SYMBOL(sym, "_gpl")
203 #define EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL_FUTURE(sym) \
204 __EXPORT_SYMBOL(sym, "_gpl_future")
206 #endif
208 struct module_ref
210 local_t count;
211 } ____cacheline_aligned;
213 enum module_state
215 MODULE_STATE_LIVE,
216 MODULE_STATE_COMING,
217 MODULE_STATE_GOING,
220 /* Similar stuff for section attributes. */
221 #define MODULE_SECT_NAME_LEN 32
222 struct module_sect_attr
224 struct module_attribute mattr;
225 char name[MODULE_SECT_NAME_LEN];
226 unsigned long address;
229 struct module_sect_attrs
231 struct attribute_group grp;
232 struct module_sect_attr attrs[0];
235 struct module_param_attrs;
237 struct module
239 enum module_state state;
241 /* Member of list of modules */
242 struct list_head list;
244 /* Unique handle for this module */
245 char name[MODULE_NAME_LEN];
247 /* Sysfs stuff. */
248 struct module_kobject mkobj;
249 struct module_param_attrs *param_attrs;
250 struct module_attribute *modinfo_attrs;
251 const char *version;
252 const char *srcversion;
254 /* Exported symbols */
255 const struct kernel_symbol *syms;
256 unsigned int num_syms;
257 const unsigned long *crcs;
259 /* GPL-only exported symbols. */
260 const struct kernel_symbol *gpl_syms;
261 unsigned int num_gpl_syms;
262 const unsigned long *gpl_crcs;
264 /* symbols that will be GPL-only in the near future. */
265 const struct kernel_symbol *gpl_future_syms;
266 unsigned int num_gpl_future_syms;
267 const unsigned long *gpl_future_crcs;
269 /* Exception table */
270 unsigned int num_exentries;
271 const struct exception_table_entry *extable;
273 /* Startup function. */
274 int (*init)(void);
276 /* If this is non-NULL, vfree after init() returns */
277 void *module_init;
279 /* Here is the actual code + data, vfree'd on unload. */
280 void *module_core;
282 /* Here are the sizes of the init and core sections */
283 unsigned long init_size, core_size;
285 /* The size of the executable code in each section. */
286 unsigned long init_text_size, core_text_size;
288 /* Arch-specific module values */
289 struct mod_arch_specific arch;
291 /* Am I unsafe to unload? */
292 int unsafe;
294 /* Am I GPL-compatible */
295 int license_gplok;
297 #ifdef CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD
298 /* Reference counts */
299 struct module_ref ref[NR_CPUS];
301 /* What modules depend on me? */
302 struct list_head modules_which_use_me;
304 /* Who is waiting for us to be unloaded */
305 struct task_struct *waiter;
307 /* Destruction function. */
308 void (*exit)(void);
309 #endif
311 #ifdef CONFIG_KALLSYMS
312 /* We keep the symbol and string tables for kallsyms. */
313 Elf_Sym *symtab;
314 unsigned long num_symtab;
315 char *strtab;
317 /* Section attributes */
318 struct module_sect_attrs *sect_attrs;
319 #endif
321 /* Per-cpu data. */
322 void *percpu;
324 /* The command line arguments (may be mangled). People like
325 keeping pointers to this stuff */
326 char *args;
329 /* FIXME: It'd be nice to isolate modules during init, too, so they
330 aren't used before they (may) fail. But presently too much code
331 (IDE & SCSI) require entry into the module during init.*/
332 static inline int module_is_live(struct module *mod)
334 return mod->state != MODULE_STATE_GOING;
337 /* Is this address in a module? (second is with no locks, for oops) */
338 struct module *module_text_address(unsigned long addr);
339 struct module *__module_text_address(unsigned long addr);
341 /* Returns module and fills in value, defined and namebuf, or NULL if
342 symnum out of range. */
343 struct module *module_get_kallsym(unsigned int symnum,
344 unsigned long *value,
345 char *type,
346 char namebuf[128]);
348 /* Look for this name: can be of form module:name. */
349 unsigned long module_kallsyms_lookup_name(const char *name);
351 int is_exported(const char *name, const struct module *mod);
353 extern void __module_put_and_exit(struct module *mod, long code)
354 __attribute__((noreturn));
355 #define module_put_and_exit(code) __module_put_and_exit(THIS_MODULE, code);
357 #ifdef CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD
358 unsigned int module_refcount(struct module *mod);
359 void __symbol_put(const char *symbol);
360 #define symbol_put(x) __symbol_put(MODULE_SYMBOL_PREFIX #x)
361 void symbol_put_addr(void *addr);
363 /* Sometimes we know we already have a refcount, and it's easier not
364 to handle the error case (which only happens with rmmod --wait). */
365 static inline void __module_get(struct module *module)
367 if (module) {
368 BUG_ON(module_refcount(module) == 0);
369 local_inc(&module->ref[get_cpu()].count);
370 put_cpu();
374 static inline int try_module_get(struct module *module)
376 int ret = 1;
378 if (module) {
379 unsigned int cpu = get_cpu();
380 if (likely(module_is_live(module)))
381 local_inc(&module->ref[cpu].count);
382 else
383 ret = 0;
384 put_cpu();
386 return ret;
389 static inline void module_put(struct module *module)
391 if (module) {
392 unsigned int cpu = get_cpu();
393 local_dec(&module->ref[cpu].count);
394 /* Maybe they're waiting for us to drop reference? */
395 if (unlikely(!module_is_live(module)))
396 wake_up_process(module->waiter);
397 put_cpu();
401 #else /*!CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD*/
402 static inline int try_module_get(struct module *module)
404 return !module || module_is_live(module);
406 static inline void module_put(struct module *module)
409 static inline void __module_get(struct module *module)
412 #define symbol_put(x) do { } while(0)
413 #define symbol_put_addr(p) do { } while(0)
415 #endif /* CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD */
417 /* This is a #define so the string doesn't get put in every .o file */
418 #define module_name(mod) \
419 ({ \
420 struct module *__mod = (mod); \
421 __mod ? __mod->name : "kernel"; \
424 #define __unsafe(mod) \
425 do { \
426 if (mod && !(mod)->unsafe) { \
427 printk(KERN_WARNING \
428 "Module %s cannot be unloaded due to unsafe usage in" \
429 " %s:%u\n", (mod)->name, __FILE__, __LINE__); \
430 (mod)->unsafe = 1; \
432 } while(0)
434 /* For kallsyms to ask for address resolution. NULL means not found. */
435 const char *module_address_lookup(unsigned long addr,
436 unsigned long *symbolsize,
437 unsigned long *offset,
438 char **modname);
440 /* For extable.c to search modules' exception tables. */
441 const struct exception_table_entry *search_module_extables(unsigned long addr);
443 int register_module_notifier(struct notifier_block * nb);
444 int unregister_module_notifier(struct notifier_block * nb);
446 extern void print_modules(void);
448 struct device_driver;
449 void module_add_driver(struct module *, struct device_driver *);
450 void module_remove_driver(struct device_driver *);
452 #else /* !CONFIG_MODULES... */
453 #define EXPORT_SYMBOL(sym)
454 #define EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sym)
455 #define EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL_FUTURE(sym)
457 /* Given an address, look for it in the exception tables. */
458 static inline const struct exception_table_entry *
459 search_module_extables(unsigned long addr)
461 return NULL;
464 /* Is this address in a module? */
465 static inline struct module *module_text_address(unsigned long addr)
467 return NULL;
470 /* Is this address in a module? (don't take a lock, we're oopsing) */
471 static inline struct module *__module_text_address(unsigned long addr)
473 return NULL;
476 /* Get/put a kernel symbol (calls should be symmetric) */
477 #define symbol_get(x) ({ extern typeof(x) x __attribute__((weak)); &(x); })
478 #define symbol_put(x) do { } while(0)
479 #define symbol_put_addr(x) do { } while(0)
481 static inline void __module_get(struct module *module)
485 static inline int try_module_get(struct module *module)
487 return 1;
490 static inline void module_put(struct module *module)
494 #define module_name(mod) "kernel"
496 #define __unsafe(mod)
498 /* For kallsyms to ask for address resolution. NULL means not found. */
499 static inline const char *module_address_lookup(unsigned long addr,
500 unsigned long *symbolsize,
501 unsigned long *offset,
502 char **modname)
504 return NULL;
507 static inline struct module *module_get_kallsym(unsigned int symnum,
508 unsigned long *value,
509 char *type,
510 char namebuf[128])
512 return NULL;
515 static inline unsigned long module_kallsyms_lookup_name(const char *name)
517 return 0;
520 static inline int is_exported(const char *name, const struct module *mod)
522 return 0;
525 static inline int register_module_notifier(struct notifier_block * nb)
527 /* no events will happen anyway, so this can always succeed */
528 return 0;
531 static inline int unregister_module_notifier(struct notifier_block * nb)
533 return 0;
536 #define module_put_and_exit(code) do_exit(code)
538 static inline void print_modules(void)
542 struct device_driver;
543 struct module;
545 static inline void module_add_driver(struct module *module, struct device_driver *driver)
549 static inline void module_remove_driver(struct device_driver *driver)
553 #endif /* CONFIG_MODULES */
555 #define symbol_request(x) try_then_request_module(symbol_get(x), "symbol:" #x)
557 /* BELOW HERE ALL THESE ARE OBSOLETE AND WILL VANISH */
559 #define __MODULE_STRING(x) __stringify(x)
561 #endif /* _LINUX_MODULE_H */