Merge tag 'modules-next-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rusty/linux
Pull module updates from Rusty Russell: "Main excitement here is Peter Zijlstra's lockless rbtree optimization to speed module address lookup. He found some abusers of the module lock doing that too. A little bit of parameter work here too; including Dan Streetman's breaking up the big param mutex so writing a parameter can load another module (yeah, really). Unfortunately that broke the usual suspects, !CONFIG_MODULES and !CONFIG_SYSFS, so those fixes were appended too" * tag 'modules-next-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rusty/linux: (26 commits) modules: only use mod->param_lock if CONFIG_MODULES param: fix module param locks when !CONFIG_SYSFS. rcu: merge fix for Convert ACCESS_ONCE() to READ_ONCE() and WRITE_ONCE() module: add per-module param_lock module: make perm const params: suppress unused variable error, warn once just in case code changes. modules: clarify CONFIG_MODULE_COMPRESS help, suggest 'N'. kernel/module.c: avoid ifdefs for sig_enforce declaration kernel/workqueue.c: remove ifdefs over wq_power_efficient kernel/params.c: export param_ops_bool_enable_only kernel/params.c: generalize bool_enable_only kernel/module.c: use generic module param operaters for sig_enforce kernel/params: constify struct kernel_param_ops uses sysfs: tightened sysfs permission checks module: Rework module_addr_{min,max} module: Use __module_address() for module_address_lookup() module: Make the mod_tree stuff conditional on PERF_EVENTS || TRACING module: Optimize __module_address() using a latched RB-tree rbtree: Implement generic latch_tree seqlock: Introduce raw_read_seqcount_latch() ...
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@@ -1941,26 +1941,21 @@ config MODULE_COMPRESS
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bool "Compress modules on installation"
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depends on MODULES
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help
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This option compresses the kernel modules when 'make
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modules_install' is run.
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The modules will be compressed either using gzip or xz depend on the
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choice made in "Compression algorithm".
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Compresses kernel modules when 'make modules_install' is run; gzip or
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xz depending on "Compression algorithm" below.
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module-init-tools has support for gzip format while kmod handle gzip
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and xz compressed modules.
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module-init-tools MAY support gzip, and kmod MAY support gzip and xz.
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When a kernel module is installed from outside of the main kernel
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source and uses the Kbuild system for installing modules then that
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kernel module will also be compressed when it is installed.
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Out-of-tree kernel modules installed using Kbuild will also be
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compressed upon installation.
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This option provides little benefit when the modules are to be used inside
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an initrd or initramfs, it generally is more efficient to compress the whole
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initrd or initramfs instead.
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Note: for modules inside an initrd or initramfs, it's more efficient
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to compress the whole initrd or initramfs instead.
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This is fully compatible with signed modules while the signed module is
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compressed. module-init-tools or kmod handles decompression and provide to
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other layer the uncompressed but signed payload.
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Note: This is fully compatible with signed modules.
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If in doubt, say N.
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choice
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prompt "Compression algorithm"
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@@ -1982,6 +1977,10 @@ endchoice
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endif # MODULES
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config MODULES_TREE_LOOKUP
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def_bool y
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depends on PERF_EVENTS || TRACING
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config INIT_ALL_POSSIBLE
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bool
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help
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