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-rw-r--r--kernel/extable.c30
1 files changed, 27 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/extable.c b/kernel/extable.c
index 7f8f263f852..d8a6446adbc 100644
--- a/kernel/extable.c
+++ b/kernel/extable.c
@@ -35,10 +35,16 @@ DEFINE_MUTEX(text_mutex);
extern struct exception_table_entry __start___ex_table[];
extern struct exception_table_entry __stop___ex_table[];
+/* Cleared by build time tools if the table is already sorted. */
+u32 __initdata __visible main_extable_sort_needed = 1;
+
/* Sort the kernel's built-in exception table */
void __init sort_main_extable(void)
{
- sort_extable(__start___ex_table, __stop___ex_table);
+ if (main_extable_sort_needed && __stop___ex_table > __start___ex_table) {
+ pr_notice("Sorting __ex_table...\n");
+ sort_extable(__start___ex_table, __stop___ex_table);
+ }
}
/* Given an address, look for it in the exception tables. */
@@ -55,7 +61,7 @@ const struct exception_table_entry *search_exception_tables(unsigned long addr)
static inline int init_kernel_text(unsigned long addr)
{
if (addr >= (unsigned long)_sinittext &&
- addr <= (unsigned long)_einittext)
+ addr < (unsigned long)_einittext)
return 1;
return 0;
}
@@ -63,7 +69,7 @@ static inline int init_kernel_text(unsigned long addr)
int core_kernel_text(unsigned long addr)
{
if (addr >= (unsigned long)_stext &&
- addr <= (unsigned long)_etext)
+ addr < (unsigned long)_etext)
return 1;
if (system_state == SYSTEM_BOOTING &&
@@ -72,6 +78,24 @@ int core_kernel_text(unsigned long addr)
return 0;
}
+/**
+ * core_kernel_data - tell if addr points to kernel data
+ * @addr: address to test
+ *
+ * Returns true if @addr passed in is from the core kernel data
+ * section.
+ *
+ * Note: On some archs it may return true for core RODATA, and false
+ * for others. But will always be true for core RW data.
+ */
+int core_kernel_data(unsigned long addr)
+{
+ if (addr >= (unsigned long)_sdata &&
+ addr < (unsigned long)_edata)
+ return 1;
+ return 0;
+}
+
int __kernel_text_address(unsigned long addr)
{
if (core_kernel_text(addr))