From: Rusty Russell Introduces __module_get for places where we know we already hold a reference and ignoring the fact that the module is being "rmmod --wait"ed is simpler. fs/filesystems.c | 12 +----------- include/linux/module.h | 19 +++++++++++++++++++ kernel/module.c | 3 ++- 3 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) diff -puN fs/filesystems.c~implement-__module_get fs/filesystems.c --- 25/fs/filesystems.c~implement-__module_get 2003-04-29 20:51:29.000000000 -0700 +++ 25-akpm/fs/filesystems.c 2003-04-29 20:51:29.000000000 -0700 @@ -32,17 +32,7 @@ static rwlock_t file_systems_lock = RW_L /* WARNING: This can be used only if we _already_ own a reference */ void get_filesystem(struct file_system_type *fs) { - if (!try_module_get(fs->owner)) { -#ifdef CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD - unsigned int cpu = get_cpu(); - local_inc(&fs->owner->ref[cpu].count); - put_cpu(); -#else - /* Getting filesystem while it's starting up? We're - already supposed to have a reference. */ - BUG(); -#endif - } + __module_get(fs->owner); } void put_filesystem(struct file_system_type *fs) diff -puN include/linux/module.h~implement-__module_get include/linux/module.h --- 25/include/linux/module.h~implement-__module_get 2003-04-29 20:51:29.000000000 -0700 +++ 25-akpm/include/linux/module.h 2003-04-29 20:51:29.000000000 -0700 @@ -265,6 +265,7 @@ struct module *module_text_address(unsig #ifdef CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD +unsigned int module_refcount(struct module *mod); void __symbol_put(const char *symbol); #define symbol_put(x) __symbol_put(MODULE_SYMBOL_PREFIX #x) void symbol_put_addr(void *addr); @@ -275,6 +276,17 @@ void symbol_put_addr(void *addr); #define local_dec(x) atomic_dec(x) #endif +/* Sometimes we know we already have a refcount, and it's easier not + to handle the error case (which only happens with rmmod --wait). */ +static inline void __module_get(struct module *module) +{ + if (module) { + BUG_ON(module_refcount(module) == 0); + local_inc(&module->ref[get_cpu()].count); + put_cpu(); + } +} + static inline int try_module_get(struct module *module) { int ret = 1; @@ -310,6 +322,9 @@ static inline int try_module_get(struct static inline void module_put(struct module *module) { } +static inline void __module_get(struct module *module) +{ +} #define symbol_put(x) do { } while(0) #define symbol_put_addr(p) do { } while(0) @@ -367,6 +382,10 @@ static inline struct module *module_text #define symbol_put(x) do { } while(0) #define symbol_put_addr(x) do { } while(0) +static inline void __module_get(struct module *module) +{ +} + static inline int try_module_get(struct module *module) { return 1; diff -puN kernel/module.c~implement-__module_get kernel/module.c --- 25/kernel/module.c~implement-__module_get 2003-04-29 20:51:29.000000000 -0700 +++ 25-akpm/kernel/module.c 2003-04-29 20:51:29.000000000 -0700 @@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ static inline void restart_refcounts(voi } #endif -static unsigned int module_refcount(struct module *mod) +unsigned int module_refcount(struct module *mod) { unsigned int i, total = 0; @@ -439,6 +439,7 @@ static unsigned int module_refcount(stru total += atomic_read(&mod->ref[i].count); return total; } +EXPORT_SYMBOL(module_refcount); /* This exists whether we can unload or not */ static void free_module(struct module *mod); _