From: Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>
To: Mitchell Blank Jr <mitch@sfgoth.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [2.6 PATCH] try_and_request_module() improvements
Date: Sat, 27 Sep 2003 11:37:33 +1000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20030927013944.E56C32C0FF@lists.samba.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 17 Sep 2003 00:53:54 MST." <20030917075354.GF10078@gaz.sfgoth.com>
In message <20030917075354.GF10078@gaz.sfgoth.com> you write:
> With the GCC ({}) extension it shouldn't be too bad:
>
> ({ might_sleep(); \
> current_definition_goes_here; \
> })
OK, here 'tis.
Haven't actually tested it yet, but this is for feedback.
Cheers,
Rusty.
--
Anyone who quotes me in their sig is an idiot. -- Rusty Russell.
Name: Request Module Returns Void
Author: Mitchell Blank Jr <mitch@sfgoth.com>, Rusty Russell
Status: Booted on 2.6.0-test5-bk3
D: request_module returns an error code: you can't rely on that, so don't.
D: The module might have been removed again, or not register what you want:
D: you have to search again. Remove the temptation: make it return void.
D:
D: Also, use a macro if !CONFIG_KMOD, to get rid of the string literal.
diff -urpN --exclude TAGS -X /home/rusty/devel/kernel/kernel-patches/current-dontdiff --minimal .27081-linux-2.6.0-test5-bk12/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c .27081-linux-2.6.0-test5-bk12.updated/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c
--- .27081-linux-2.6.0-test5-bk12/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c 2003-09-22 10:27:58.000000000 +1000
+++ .27081-linux-2.6.0-test5-bk12.updated/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c 2003-09-27 11:29:38.000000000 +1000
@@ -1164,15 +1164,15 @@ struct kobject *ata_probe(dev_t dev, int
return NULL;
if (drive->driver == &idedefault_driver) {
if (drive->media == ide_disk)
- (void) request_module("ide-disk");
+ request_module("ide-disk");
if (drive->scsi)
- (void) request_module("ide-scsi");
+ request_module("ide-scsi");
if (drive->media == ide_cdrom || drive->media == ide_optical)
- (void) request_module("ide-cd");
+ request_module("ide-cd");
if (drive->media == ide_tape)
- (void) request_module("ide-tape");
+ request_module("ide-tape");
if (drive->media == ide_floppy)
- (void) request_module("ide-floppy");
+ request_module("ide-floppy");
}
if (drive->driver == &idedefault_driver)
return NULL;
diff -urpN --exclude TAGS -X /home/rusty/devel/kernel/kernel-patches/current-dontdiff --minimal .27081-linux-2.6.0-test5-bk12/drivers/ide/ide.c .27081-linux-2.6.0-test5-bk12.updated/drivers/ide/ide.c
--- .27081-linux-2.6.0-test5-bk12/drivers/ide/ide.c 2003-09-22 10:27:58.000000000 +1000
+++ .27081-linux-2.6.0-test5-bk12.updated/drivers/ide/ide.c 2003-09-27 11:29:38.000000000 +1000
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ void ide_probe_module (void)
{
if (!ide_probe) {
#if defined(CONFIG_KMOD) && defined(CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDE_MODULE)
- (void) request_module("ide-probe-mod");
+ request_module("ide-probe-mod");
#endif /* (CONFIG_KMOD) && (CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDE_MODULE) */
} else {
(void)ide_probe();
diff -urpN --exclude TAGS -X /home/rusty/devel/kernel/kernel-patches/current-dontdiff --minimal .27081-linux-2.6.0-test5-bk12/drivers/media/video/zoran_card.c .27081-linux-2.6.0-test5-bk12.updated/drivers/media/video/zoran_card.c
--- .27081-linux-2.6.0-test5-bk12/drivers/media/video/zoran_card.c 2003-09-22 10:27:59.000000000 +1000
+++ .27081-linux-2.6.0-test5-bk12.updated/drivers/media/video/zoran_card.c 2003-09-27 11:29:38.000000000 +1000
@@ -1349,12 +1349,7 @@ find_zr36057 (void)
}
if (i2c_dec_name) {
- if ((result = request_module(i2c_dec_name)) < 0) {
- dprintk(1,
- KERN_ERR
- "%s: failed to load module %s: %d\n",
- ZR_DEVNAME(zr), i2c_dec_name, result);
- }
+ request_module(i2c_dec_name);
}
/* i2c encoder */
@@ -1369,12 +1364,7 @@ find_zr36057 (void)
}
if (i2c_enc_name) {
- if ((result = request_module(i2c_enc_name)) < 0) {
- dprintk(1,
- KERN_ERR
- "%s: failed to load module %s: %d\n",
- ZR_DEVNAME(zr), i2c_enc_name, result);
- }
+ request_module(i2c_enc_name);
}
if (zoran_register_i2c(zr) < 0) {
@@ -1392,22 +1382,12 @@ find_zr36057 (void)
if (zr->card.video_codec != 0 &&
(codec_name =
codecid_to_modulename(zr->card.video_codec)) != NULL) {
- if ((result = request_module(codec_name)) < 0) {
- dprintk(1,
- KERN_ERR
- "%s: failed to load modules %s: %d\n",
- ZR_DEVNAME(zr), codec_name, result);
- }
+ request_module(codec_name);
}
if (zr->card.video_vfe != 0 &&
(vfe_name =
codecid_to_modulename(zr->card.video_vfe)) != NULL) {
- if ((result = request_module(vfe_name)) < 0) {
- dprintk(1,
- KERN_ERR
- "%s: failed to load modules %s: %d\n",
- ZR_DEVNAME(zr), vfe_name, result);
- }
+ request_module(vfe_name);
}
/* reset JPEG codec */
diff -urpN --exclude TAGS -X /home/rusty/devel/kernel/kernel-patches/current-dontdiff --minimal .27081-linux-2.6.0-test5-bk12/drivers/mtd/chips/chipreg.c .27081-linux-2.6.0-test5-bk12.updated/drivers/mtd/chips/chipreg.c
--- .27081-linux-2.6.0-test5-bk12/drivers/mtd/chips/chipreg.c 2003-09-22 10:09:01.000000000 +1000
+++ .27081-linux-2.6.0-test5-bk12.updated/drivers/mtd/chips/chipreg.c 2003-09-27 11:29:38.000000000 +1000
@@ -63,11 +63,7 @@ struct mtd_info *do_map_probe(const char
struct mtd_chip_driver *drv;
struct mtd_info *ret;
- drv = get_mtd_chip_driver(name);
-
- if (!drv && !request_module("%s", name))
- drv = get_mtd_chip_driver(name);
-
+ drv = try_then_request_module(get_mtd_chip_driver(name), "%s", name);
if (!drv)
return NULL;
diff -urpN --exclude TAGS -X /home/rusty/devel/kernel/kernel-patches/current-dontdiff --minimal .27081-linux-2.6.0-test5-bk12/drivers/mtd/mtdpart.c .27081-linux-2.6.0-test5-bk12.updated/drivers/mtd/mtdpart.c
--- .27081-linux-2.6.0-test5-bk12/drivers/mtd/mtdpart.c 2003-09-22 10:22:14.000000000 +1000
+++ .27081-linux-2.6.0-test5-bk12.updated/drivers/mtd/mtdpart.c 2003-09-27 11:29:38.000000000 +1000
@@ -526,11 +526,8 @@ int parse_mtd_partitions(struct mtd_info
int ret = 0;
for ( ; ret <= 0 && *types; types++) {
- parser = get_partition_parser(*types);
-#ifdef CONFIG_KMOD
- if (!parser && !request_module("%s", *types))
- parser = get_partition_parser(*types);
-#endif
+ parser = try_then_request_module(get_partition_parser(*types),
+ "%s", *types);
if (!parser) {
printk(KERN_NOTICE "%s partition parsing not available\n",
*types);
diff -urpN --exclude TAGS -X /home/rusty/devel/kernel/kernel-patches/current-dontdiff --minimal .27081-linux-2.6.0-test5-bk12/fs/dquot.c .27081-linux-2.6.0-test5-bk12.updated/fs/dquot.c
--- .27081-linux-2.6.0-test5-bk12/fs/dquot.c 2003-09-22 10:23:11.000000000 +1000
+++ .27081-linux-2.6.0-test5-bk12.updated/fs/dquot.c 2003-09-27 11:29:38.000000000 +1000
@@ -129,10 +129,8 @@ static struct quota_format_type *find_qu
int qm;
for (qm = 0; module_names[qm].qm_fmt_id && module_names[qm].qm_fmt_id != id; qm++);
- if (!module_names[qm].qm_fmt_id || request_module(module_names[qm].qm_mod_name)) {
- actqf = NULL;
- goto out;
- }
+ if (!module_names[qm].qm_fmt_id)
+ request_module(module_names[qm].qm_mod_name);
for (actqf = quota_formats; actqf && actqf->qf_fmt_id != id; actqf = actqf->qf_next);
if (actqf && !try_module_get(actqf->qf_owner))
actqf = NULL;
diff -urpN --exclude TAGS -X /home/rusty/devel/kernel/kernel-patches/current-dontdiff --minimal .27081-linux-2.6.0-test5-bk12/fs/filesystems.c .27081-linux-2.6.0-test5-bk12.updated/fs/filesystems.c
--- .27081-linux-2.6.0-test5-bk12/fs/filesystems.c 2003-09-22 10:09:07.000000000 +1000
+++ .27081-linux-2.6.0-test5-bk12.updated/fs/filesystems.c 2003-09-27 11:29:38.000000000 +1000
@@ -209,21 +209,18 @@ int get_filesystem_list(char * buf)
return len;
}
-struct file_system_type *get_fs_type(const char *name)
+static struct file_system_type *__get_fs_type(const char *name)
{
struct file_system_type *fs;
-
read_lock(&file_systems_lock);
fs = *(find_filesystem(name));
if (fs && !try_module_get(fs->owner))
fs = NULL;
read_unlock(&file_systems_lock);
- if (!fs && (request_module("%s", name) == 0)) {
- read_lock(&file_systems_lock);
- fs = *(find_filesystem(name));
- if (fs && !try_module_get(fs->owner))
- fs = NULL;
- read_unlock(&file_systems_lock);
- }
return fs;
}
+
+struct file_system_type *get_fs_type(const char *name)
+{
+ return try_then_request_module(__get_fs_type(name), "%s", name);
+}
diff -urpN --exclude TAGS -X /home/rusty/devel/kernel/kernel-patches/current-dontdiff --minimal .27081-linux-2.6.0-test5-bk12/fs/nls/nls_base.c .27081-linux-2.6.0-test5-bk12.updated/fs/nls/nls_base.c
--- .27081-linux-2.6.0-test5-bk12/fs/nls/nls_base.c 2003-09-26 11:08:06.000000000 +1000
+++ .27081-linux-2.6.0-test5-bk12.updated/fs/nls/nls_base.c 2003-09-27 11:29:38.000000000 +1000
@@ -227,12 +227,12 @@ struct nls_table *load_nls(char *charset
return nls;
#ifdef CONFIG_KMOD
- ret = request_module("nls_%s", charset);
- if (ret != 0) {
+ request_module("nls_%s", charset);
+ nls = find_nls(charset);
+ if (!nls) {
printk("Unable to load NLS charset %s\n", charset);
return NULL;
}
- nls = find_nls(charset);
#endif
return nls;
}
diff -urpN --exclude TAGS -X /home/rusty/devel/kernel/kernel-patches/current-dontdiff --minimal .27081-linux-2.6.0-test5-bk12/include/linux/kmod.h .27081-linux-2.6.0-test5-bk12.updated/include/linux/kmod.h
--- .27081-linux-2.6.0-test5-bk12/include/linux/kmod.h 2003-09-22 10:28:12.000000000 +1000
+++ .27081-linux-2.6.0-test5-bk12.updated/include/linux/kmod.h 2003-09-27 11:31:50.000000000 +1000
@@ -20,16 +20,19 @@
*/
#include <linux/config.h>
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+/* FIXME Sep 2003: Too many files rely on this #include indirectly. Remove */
#include <linux/errno.h>
-#include <linux/compiler.h>
#ifdef CONFIG_KMOD
-extern int request_module(const char * name, ...) __attribute__ ((format (printf, 1, 2)));
+extern void request_module(const char *name, ...) __attribute__ ((format (printf, 1, 2)));
+#define try_then_request_module(x, mod...) \
+ ({ might_sleep(); (x) ?: ({ request_module(mod); (x); }); })
#else
-static inline int request_module(const char * name, ...) { return -ENOSYS; }
+#define request_module(name...)
+#define try_then_request_module(x, mod...) {( might_sleep(); (x); )}
#endif
-#define try_then_request_module(x, mod...) ((x) ?: (request_module(mod), (x)))
extern int call_usermodehelper(char *path, char *argv[], char *envp[], int wait);
#ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG
diff -urpN --exclude TAGS -X /home/rusty/devel/kernel/kernel-patches/current-dontdiff --minimal .27081-linux-2.6.0-test5-bk12/kernel/kmod.c .27081-linux-2.6.0-test5-bk12.updated/kernel/kmod.c
--- .27081-linux-2.6.0-test5-bk12/kernel/kmod.c 2003-09-22 10:28:13.000000000 +1000
+++ .27081-linux-2.6.0-test5-bk12.updated/kernel/kmod.c 2003-09-27 11:29:38.000000000 +1000
@@ -49,16 +49,14 @@ char modprobe_path[256] = "/sbin/modprob
* request_module - try to load a kernel module
* @module_name: Name of module
*
- * Load a module using the user mode module loader. The function returns
- * zero on success or a negative errno code on failure. Note that a
- * successful module load does not mean the module did not then unload
- * and exit on an error of its own. Callers must check that the service
- * they requested is now available not blindly invoke it.
+ * Load a module using the user mode module loader. Callers must check
+ * that the service they requested is now available not blindly invoke it:
+ * see try_then_request_module().
*
* If module auto-loading support is disabled then this function
* becomes a no-operation.
*/
-int request_module(const char *fmt, ...)
+void request_module(const char *fmt, ...)
{
va_list args;
char module_name[MODULE_NAME_LEN];
@@ -76,8 +74,11 @@ int request_module(const char *fmt, ...)
va_start(args, fmt);
ret = vsnprintf(module_name, MODULE_NAME_LEN, fmt, args);
va_end(args);
- if (ret >= MODULE_NAME_LEN)
- return -ENAMETOOLONG;
+ if (ret >= MODULE_NAME_LEN) {
+ printk(KERN_ERR "request_module for %i chars\n", ret);
+ return;
+ }
+
/* If modprobe needs a service that is in a module, we get a recursive
* loop. Limit the number of running kmod threads to max_threads/2 or
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@ int request_module(const char *fmt, ...)
"request_module: runaway loop modprobe %s\n",
module_name);
atomic_dec(&kmod_concurrent);
- return -ENOMEM;
+ return;
}
ret = call_usermodehelper(modprobe_path, argv, envp, 1);
@@ -115,7 +116,6 @@ int request_module(const char *fmt, ...)
}
}
atomic_dec(&kmod_concurrent);
- return ret;
}
#endif /* CONFIG_KMOD */
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