Re: modules, add_kallsyms() && DEFINE_PER_CPU

[Masami Hiramatsu]

(2013/11/27 17:20), Namhyung Kim wrote:
> Hi Masami,
> 
> On Wed, 27 Nov 2013 11:23:43 +0900, Masami Hiramatsu wrote:
>> (2013/11/27 2:50), Oleg Nesterov wrote:
>>> On 11/26, Oleg Nesterov wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Note: this doesn't work for modules, but module's per-cpu data is
>>>> not visible for kallsyms_lookup_name() anyway.
>>>
>>> Rusty, I am just curious if it makes sense to change this or not...
>>>
>>> But DEFINE_PER_CPU'ed symbols are ignored by add_kallsyms(). I guess
>>> this is because is_core_symbol() requires "sh_flags & SHF_ALLOC".
>>> And probably because of INIT_OFFSET_MASK.
>>
>> Oleg, I think you can do it by using is_module_percpu_address(). :)
> 
> It seems the function only works for a translated address like
> is_kernel_percpu_address() does.  But we want to check a not-yet-
> translated symbol address, right?

Ah, got it. Thanks to pointed! :)


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Masami HIRAMATSU
IT Management Research Dept. Linux Technology Center
Hitachi, Ltd., Yokohama Research Laboratory
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