Re: [PATCH 04/13] module: use RCU to synchronize find_module

From: Christoph Hellwig
Date: Fri Jan 29 2021 - 00:11:17 EST


On Thu, Jan 28, 2021 at 05:50:56PM -0300, Thiago Jung Bauermann wrote:
> > struct module *find_module(const char *name)
> > {
> > - module_assert_mutex();
>
> Does it make sense to replace the assert above with the warn below (untested)?
>
> RCU_LOCKDEP_WARN(rcu_read_lock_sched_held());

One caller actually holds module_mutex still. And find_module_all,
which implements the actual logic already asserts that either
module_mutex is held or rcu_read_lock, so I don't tink we need an
extra one here.