Re: [PATCH 0/3] module: process aliasing when debugging

From: Luis R. Rodriguez
Date: Sat Mar 10 2018 - 09:09:48 EST


*Poke*

Luis

On Wed, Nov 29, 2017 at 6:36 PM, Luis R. Rodriguez <mcgrof@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Debugging ineractions with userspace can often be a bit of pain, specially
> when trying to figure out who is at fault for an issue. Having the kernel
> process aliases when debugging can help us much faster find who is the
> culprit to an issue.
>
> I've been carrying this around privately in my tree since 2016 but it seems
> others can benefit from similar debugging functionality so pushing this out
> for integration and wider review.
>
> Further testing, thoughts, reviews, flames are all equally appreciated.
>
> Luis R. Rodriguez (3):
> module: use goto errors on check_modinfo() and layout_and_allocate()
> module: add helper get_modinfo_idx()
> module: add debugging alias parsing support
>
> include/linux/module.h | 4 ++
> init/Kconfig | 7 +++
> kernel/module.c | 129 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
> 3 files changed, 135 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
>
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> 2.15.0
>