Add the helpers to be used by modules wishing to expose unsafe debugging or testing module parameters that taint the kernel when set.
Cc: Rusty Russell <[email protected]> Cc: Jean Delvare <[email protected]> Cc: Andrew Morton <[email protected]> Cc: Li Zhong <[email protected]> Cc: Jon Mason <[email protected]> Cc: Daniel Vetter <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Jani Nikula <[email protected]> --- include/linux/moduleparam.h | 18 ++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+) diff --git a/include/linux/moduleparam.h b/include/linux/moduleparam.h index 1e3ffb839daa..9531f9f9729e 100644 --- a/include/linux/moduleparam.h +++ b/include/linux/moduleparam.h @@ -123,6 +123,12 @@ struct kparam_array module_param_named(name, name, type, perm) /** + * module_param_unsafe - same as module_param but taints kernel + */ +#define module_param_unsafe(name, type, perm) \ + module_param_named_unsafe(name, name, type, perm) + +/** * module_param_named - typesafe helper for a renamed module/cmdline parameter * @name: a valid C identifier which is the parameter name. * @value: the actual lvalue to alter. @@ -139,6 +145,14 @@ struct kparam_array __MODULE_PARM_TYPE(name, #type) /** + * module_param_named_unsafe - same as module_param_named but taints kernel + */ +#define module_param_named_unsafe(name, value, type, perm) \ + param_check_##type(name, &(value)); \ + module_param_cb_unsafe(name, ¶m_ops_##type, &value, perm); \ + __MODULE_PARM_TYPE(name, #type) + +/** * module_param_cb - general callback for a module/cmdline parameter * @name: a valid C identifier which is the parameter name. * @ops: the set & get operations for this parameter. @@ -149,6 +163,10 @@ struct kparam_array #define module_param_cb(name, ops, arg, perm) \ __module_param_call(MODULE_PARAM_PREFIX, name, ops, arg, perm, -1, 0) +#define module_param_cb_unsafe(name, ops, arg, perm) \ + __module_param_call(MODULE_PARAM_PREFIX, name, ops, arg, perm, -1, \ + KERNEL_PARAM_FL_UNSAFE) + /** * <level>_param_cb - general callback for a module/cmdline parameter * to be evaluated before certain initcall level -- 1.9.1 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [email protected] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
