[PATCH bpf-next v6 01/11] kernel: Implement try_module_get_live

From: Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi
Date: Sun Jan 02 2022 - 11:21:25 EST


Refactor shared functionality between strong_try_module_get and
try_module_get into a common helper, and expose try_module_get_live
that returns a bool similar to try_module_get.

It will be used in the next patch for btf_try_get_module, to eliminate a
race between module __init function invocation and module_put from BPF
side.

Cc: Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Jessica Yu <jeyu@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: linux-modules@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi <memxor@xxxxxxxxx>
---
include/linux/module.h | 26 +++++++++++++++++++-------
kernel/module.c | 20 ++++++++------------
2 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/module.h b/include/linux/module.h
index c9f1200b2312..eb83aaeaa76e 100644
--- a/include/linux/module.h
+++ b/include/linux/module.h
@@ -608,17 +608,17 @@ void symbol_put_addr(void *addr);
/* Sometimes we know we already have a refcount, and it's easier not
to handle the error case (which only happens with rmmod --wait). */
extern void __module_get(struct module *module);
-
-/* This is the Right Way to get a module: if it fails, it's being removed,
- * so pretend it's not there. */
-extern bool try_module_get(struct module *module);
-
+extern int __try_module_get(struct module *module, bool strong);
extern void module_put(struct module *module);

#else /*!CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD*/
-static inline bool try_module_get(struct module *module)
+static inline int __try_module_get(struct module *module, bool strong)
{
- return !module || module_is_live(module);
+ if (module && !module_is_live(module))
+ return -ENOENT;
+ if (strong && module && module->state == MODULE_STATE_COMING)
+ return -EBUSY;
+ return 0;
}
static inline void module_put(struct module *module)
{
@@ -631,6 +631,18 @@ static inline void __module_get(struct module *module)

#endif /* CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD */

+/* This is the Right Way to get a module: if it fails, it's being removed,
+ * so pretend it's not there. */
+static inline bool try_module_get(struct module *module)
+{
+ return !__try_module_get(module, false);
+}
+/* Only take reference for modules which have fully initialized */
+static inline bool try_module_get_live(struct module *module)
+{
+ return !__try_module_get(module, true);
+}
+
/* This is a #define so the string doesn't get put in every .o file */
#define module_name(mod) \
({ \
diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
index 84a9141a5e15..a9bb0a5576c8 100644
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -318,12 +318,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(unregister_module_notifier);
static inline int strong_try_module_get(struct module *mod)
{
BUG_ON(mod && mod->state == MODULE_STATE_UNFORMED);
- if (mod && mod->state == MODULE_STATE_COMING)
- return -EBUSY;
- if (try_module_get(mod))
- return 0;
- else
- return -ENOENT;
+ return __try_module_get(mod, true);
}

static inline void add_taint_module(struct module *mod, unsigned flag,
@@ -1066,24 +1061,25 @@ void __module_get(struct module *module)
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(__module_get);

-bool try_module_get(struct module *module)
+int __try_module_get(struct module *module, bool strong)
{
- bool ret = true;
+ int ret = 0;

if (module) {
preempt_disable();
+ if (strong && module->state == MODULE_STATE_COMING)
+ ret = -EBUSY;
/* Note: here, we can fail to get a reference */
- if (likely(module_is_live(module) &&
+ else if (likely(module_is_live(module) &&
atomic_inc_not_zero(&module->refcnt) != 0))
trace_module_get(module, _RET_IP_);
else
- ret = false;
-
+ ret = -ENOENT;
preempt_enable();
}
return ret;
}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(try_module_get);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(__try_module_get);

void module_put(struct module *module)
{
--
2.34.1