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- Lines: 303
- Date:
Sun Dec 29 11:34:23 1996
- Orig file:
v2.1.17/linux/include/linux/module.h
- Orig date:
Sun Nov 10 20:12:14 1996
diff -u --recursive --new-file v2.1.17/linux/include/linux/module.h linux/include/linux/module.h
@@ -1,138 +1,212 @@
/*
* Dynamic loading of modules into the kernel.
*
- * Modified by Bjorn Ekwall <bj0rn@blox.se>
+ * Rewritten by Richard Henderson <rth@tamu.edu> Dec 1996
*/
#ifndef _LINUX_MODULE_H
#define _LINUX_MODULE_H
#ifdef __GENKSYMS__
-# define _set_ver(sym,vers) sym
-# undef MODVERSIONS
-# define MODVERSIONS
+# undef MODVERSIONS
+# define MODVERSIONS
#else /* ! __GENKSYMS__ */
# if defined(MODVERSIONS) && !defined(MODULE) && defined(EXPORT_SYMTAB)
-# define _set_ver(sym,vers) sym
# include <linux/modversions.h>
# endif
#endif /* __GENKSYMS__ */
-/* values of module.state */
-#define MOD_UNINITIALIZED 0
-#define MOD_RUNNING 1
-#define MOD_DELETED 2
-
-/* maximum length of module name */
-#define MOD_MAX_NAME 64
-
-/* magic marker for modules inserted from kerneld, to be auto-reaped */
-#define MOD_AUTOCLEAN 0x40000000 /* big enough, but no sign problems... */
-#define MOD_VISITED 0x20000000 /* Thanks Jacques! */
-
-/* maximum length of symbol name */
-#define SYM_MAX_NAME 60
-
-struct kernel_sym { /* sent to "insmod" */
- unsigned long value; /* value of symbol */
- char name[SYM_MAX_NAME]; /* name of symbol */
-};
+/* Don't need to bring in all of uaccess.h just for this decl. */
+struct exception_table_entry;
-struct module_ref {
- struct module *module;
- struct module_ref *next;
+/* Used by get_kernel_syms, which is depreciated. */
+struct kernel_sym
+{
+ unsigned long value;
+ char name[60]; /* should have been 64-sizeof(long); oh well */
};
-struct internal_symbol {
- void *addr;
+struct module_symbol
+{
+ unsigned long value;
const char *name;
- };
-
-struct symbol_table { /* received from "insmod" */
- int size; /* total, including string table!!! */
- int n_symbols;
- int n_refs;
- struct internal_symbol symbol[0]; /* actual size defined by n_symbols */
- struct module_ref ref[0]; /* actual size defined by n_refs */
};
-/*
- * Note: The string table follows immediately after the symbol table in memory!
- */
-struct _exceptinfo{
- struct exception_table_entry *start;
- struct exception_table_entry *stop;
+
+struct module_ref
+{
+ struct module *dep; /* "parent" pointer */
+ struct module *ref; /* "child" pointer */
+ struct module_ref *next_ref;
};
-struct module {
+struct module
+{
+ unsigned long size_of_struct; /* == sizeof(module) */
struct module *next;
- struct module_ref *ref; /* the list of modules that refer to me */
- struct symbol_table *symtab;
const char *name;
- int size; /* size of module in pages */
- void* addr; /* address of module */
- int state;
- void (*cleanup)(void); /* cleanup routine */
- struct _exceptinfo exceptinfo;
-};
+ unsigned long size;
-/*
- prior to modules-2.1 there were no real way to identify
- which insmod is talking to us Now a special signature must
- be written here.
-
- The new module utilities knows about older kernel and write
- the init in the signature and the cleanup in the init.
- This is to make sure newer utilities work with older kernel
- so it is simple for people to upgrade.
-*/
-#define MODULE_2_1_7_SIG ((void*)0x00000217)
+ long usecount;
+ unsigned long flags; /* AUTOCLEAN et al */
-struct mod_routines {
- void *signature;
- int (*init)(void); /* initialization routine */
- void (*cleanup)(void); /* cleanup routine */
- struct _exceptinfo exceptinfo;
+ unsigned nsyms;
+ unsigned ndeps;
+
+ struct module_symbol *syms;
+ struct module_ref *deps;
+ struct module_ref *refs;
+ int (*init)(void);
+ void (*cleanup)(void);
+ const struct exception_table_entry *ex_table_start;
+ const struct exception_table_entry *ex_table_end;
+#ifdef __alpha__
+ unsigned long gp;
+#endif
};
-/*
- * The first word of the module contains the use count.
- */
-#define GET_USE_COUNT(module) (* (long *) (module)->addr)
-/*
- * define the count variable, and usage macros.
- */
+struct module_info
+{
+ unsigned long addr;
+ unsigned long size;
+ unsigned long flags;
+};
+
+/* Bits of module.flags. */
+
+#define MOD_UNINITIALIZED 0
+#define MOD_RUNNING 1
+#define MOD_DELETED 2
+#define MOD_AUTOCLEAN 4
+#define MOD_VISITED 8
+
+/* Values for query_module's which. */
+
+#define QM_MODULES 1
+#define QM_DEPS 2
+#define QM_REFS 3
+#define QM_SYMBOLS 4
+#define QM_INFO 5
+
+/* Backwards compatibility definition. */
+
+#define GET_USE_COUNT(module) ((module)->usecount)
+
+/* Indirect stringification. */
+
+#define __MODULE_STRING_1(x) #x
+#define __MODULE_STRING(x) __MODULE_STRING_1(x)
#ifdef MODULE
-extern long mod_use_count_;
-#define MOD_INC_USE_COUNT (mod_use_count_++, mod_use_count_ |= MOD_VISITED)
-#define MOD_DEC_USE_COUNT (mod_use_count_--, mod_use_count_ |= MOD_VISITED)
-#define MOD_IN_USE ((mod_use_count_ & ~(MOD_AUTOCLEAN | MOD_VISITED)) != 0)
+/* Embedded module documentation macros. */
+
+/* For documentation purposes only. */
+
+#define MODULE_AUTHOR(name) \
+const char __module_author[] __attribute__((section(".modinfo"))) = \
+"author=" name
+
+/* Could potentially be used by kerneld... */
+
+#define MODULE_SUPPORTED_DEVICE(dev) \
+const char __module_device[] __attribute__((section(".modinfo"))) = \
+"device=" dev
+
+/* Used to verify parameters given to the module. The TYPE arg should
+ be a string in the following format:
+ [min[-max]]{b,h,i,l,s}
+ The MIN and MAX specifiers delimit the length of the array. If MAX
+ is omitted, it defaults to MIN; if both are omitted, the default is 1.
+ The final character is a type specifier:
+ b byte
+ h short
+ i int
+ l long
+ s string
+*/
+
+#define MODULE_PARM(var,type) \
+const char __module_parm_##var[] \
+__attribute__((section(".modinfo"))) = \
+"parm_" __MODULE_STRING(var) "=" type
+
+/* The attributes of a section are set the first time the section is
+ seen; we want .modinfo to not be allocated. This header should be
+ included before any functions or variables are defined. */
+
+__asm__(".section .modinfo\n\t.text");
+
+/* Define the module variable, and usage macros. */
+extern struct module __this_module;
+
+#define MOD_INC_USE_COUNT \
+ (__this_module.usecount++, __this_module.flags |= MOD_VISITED)
+#define MOD_DEC_USE_COUNT \
+ (__this_module.usecount--, __this_module.flags |= MOD_VISITED)
+#define MOD_IN_USE \
+ (__this_module.usecount != 0)
#ifndef __NO_VERSION__
#include <linux/version.h>
-char kernel_version[]=UTS_RELEASE;
-#endif
-
+const char __module_kernel_version[] __attribute__((section(".modinfo"))) =
+"kernel_version=" UTS_RELEASE;
#if defined(MODVERSIONS) && !defined(__GENKSYMS__)
-int Using_Versions; /* gcc will handle this global (used as a flag) correctly */
+const char __module_using_checksums[] __attribute__((section(".modinfo"))) =
+"using_checksums=1";
+#endif
#endif
-#else
+#else /* MODULE */
+
+#define MODULE_AUTHOR(name)
+#define MODULE_SUPPORTED_DEVICE(name)
+#define MODULE_PARM(var,type)
#define MOD_INC_USE_COUNT do { } while (0)
#define MOD_DEC_USE_COUNT do { } while (0)
#define MOD_IN_USE 1
+
extern struct module *module_list;
-#endif
+#endif /* MODULE */
+
+/* Export a symbol either from the kernel or a module.
+
+ In the kernel, the symbol is added to the kernel's global symbol table.
+
+ In a module, it controls which variables are exported. If no
+ variables are explicitly exported, the action is controled by the
+ insmod -[xX] flags. Otherwise, only the variables listed are exported.
+ This obviates the need for the old register_symtab() function. */
+
+#if defined(__GENKSYMS__)
+
+/* We want the EXPORT_SYMBOL tag left intact for recognition. */
+
+#elif !defined(CONFIG_MODULES)
+
+#define EXPORT_SYMBOL(var)
+#define EXPORT_SYMBOL_NOVERS(var)
+#define EXPORT_NO_SYMBOLS
+
+#else
+
+#define EXPORT_SYMBOL(var) \
+const struct module_symbol __export_##var \
+__attribute__((section("__ksymtab"))) = { \
+ (unsigned long)&var, __MODULE_STRING(var) \
+} \
+
+#define EXPORT_SYMBOL_NOVERS(var) EXPORT_SYMBOL(var)
-/* insert new symbol table */
-extern int register_symtab_from(struct symbol_table *, long *);
#ifdef MODULE
-#define register_symtab(symtab) register_symtab_from(symtab, &mod_use_count_)
+/* Force a module to export no symbols. */
+#define EXPORT_NO_SYMBOLS \
+__asm__(".section __ksymtab\n.text")
#else
-#define register_symtab(symtab) register_symtab_from(symtab, 0)
-#endif
+#define EXPORT_NO_SYMBOLS
+#endif /* MODULE */
#endif
+
+#endif /* _LINUX_MODULE_H */
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