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Diffstat (limited to 'kernel/extable.c')
| -rw-r--r-- | kernel/extable.c | 14 |
1 files changed, 12 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/extable.c b/kernel/extable.c index 0df6253730be..25d39b0c3a1b 100644 --- a/kernel/extable.c +++ b/kernel/extable.c @@ -15,11 +15,21 @@ along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA */ +#include <linux/ftrace.h> #include <linux/module.h> +#include <linux/mutex.h> #include <linux/init.h> -#include <linux/ftrace.h> -#include <asm/uaccess.h> + #include <asm/sections.h> +#include <asm/uaccess.h> + +/* + * mutex protecting text section modification (dynamic code patching). + * some users need to sleep (allocating memory...) while they hold this lock. + * + * NOT exported to modules - patching kernel text is a really delicate matter. + */ +DEFINE_MUTEX(text_mutex); extern struct exception_table_entry __start___ex_table[]; extern struct exception_table_entry __stop___ex_table[]; |