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authorChristoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de>2021-02-02 13:13:33 +0100
committerJessica Yu <jeyu@kernel.org>2021-02-08 12:28:02 +0100
commitf1c3d73e973cfad85ff5d3d86086503e742d8c62 (patch)
treeafe59d7d8b9a9070582824cd27a67bff3d465357
parent00cc2c1cd34f81f777085cb2d65267edcd403fd0 (diff)
module: remove EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL_FUTURE
As far as I can tell this has never been used at all, and certainly not any time recently. Reviewed-by: Miroslav Benes <mbenes@suse.cz> Reviewed-by: Emil Velikov <emil.l.velikov@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de> Signed-off-by: Jessica Yu <jeyu@kernel.org>
-rw-r--r--arch/x86/tools/relocs.c4
-rw-r--r--include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h14
-rw-r--r--include/linux/export.h1
-rw-r--r--include/linux/module.h5
-rw-r--r--kernel/module.c29
-rw-r--r--scripts/mod/modpost.c13
-rw-r--r--scripts/mod/modpost.h1
-rw-r--r--scripts/module.lds.S2
-rw-r--r--tools/include/linux/export.h1
9 files changed, 5 insertions, 65 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/tools/relocs.c b/arch/x86/tools/relocs.c
index ce7188cbdae5..0d210d0e83e2 100644
--- a/arch/x86/tools/relocs.c
+++ b/arch/x86/tools/relocs.c
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ static const char * const sym_regex_kernel[S_NSYMTYPES] = {
"(__iommu_table|__apicdrivers|__smp_locks)(|_end)|"
"__(start|end)_pci_.*|"
"__(start|end)_builtin_fw|"
- "__(start|stop)___ksymtab(|_gpl|_unused|_unused_gpl|_gpl_future)|"
- "__(start|stop)___kcrctab(|_gpl|_unused|_unused_gpl|_gpl_future)|"
+ "__(start|stop)___ksymtab(|_gpl|_unused|_unused_gpl)|"
+ "__(start|stop)___kcrctab(|_gpl|_unused|_unused_gpl)|"
"__(start|stop)___param|"
"__(start|stop)___modver|"
"__(start|stop)___bug_table|"
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
index b2b3d81b1535..83243506e68b 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
@@ -495,13 +495,6 @@
__stop___ksymtab_unused_gpl = .; \
} \
\
- /* Kernel symbol table: GPL-future-only symbols */ \
- __ksymtab_gpl_future : AT(ADDR(__ksymtab_gpl_future) - LOAD_OFFSET) { \
- __start___ksymtab_gpl_future = .; \
- KEEP(*(SORT(___ksymtab_gpl_future+*))) \
- __stop___ksymtab_gpl_future = .; \
- } \
- \
/* Kernel symbol table: Normal symbols */ \
__kcrctab : AT(ADDR(__kcrctab) - LOAD_OFFSET) { \
__start___kcrctab = .; \
@@ -530,13 +523,6 @@
__stop___kcrctab_unused_gpl = .; \
} \
\
- /* Kernel symbol table: GPL-future-only symbols */ \
- __kcrctab_gpl_future : AT(ADDR(__kcrctab_gpl_future) - LOAD_OFFSET) { \
- __start___kcrctab_gpl_future = .; \
- KEEP(*(SORT(___kcrctab_gpl_future+*))) \
- __stop___kcrctab_gpl_future = .; \
- } \
- \
/* Kernel symbol table: strings */ \
__ksymtab_strings : AT(ADDR(__ksymtab_strings) - LOAD_OFFSET) { \
*(__ksymtab_strings) \
diff --git a/include/linux/export.h b/include/linux/export.h
index fceb5e855717..362b64f8d4a7 100644
--- a/include/linux/export.h
+++ b/include/linux/export.h
@@ -157,7 +157,6 @@ struct kernel_symbol {
#define EXPORT_SYMBOL(sym) _EXPORT_SYMBOL(sym, "")
#define EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sym) _EXPORT_SYMBOL(sym, "_gpl")
-#define EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL_FUTURE(sym) _EXPORT_SYMBOL(sym, "_gpl_future")
#define EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS(sym, ns) __EXPORT_SYMBOL(sym, "", #ns)
#define EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(sym, ns) __EXPORT_SYMBOL(sym, "_gpl", #ns)
diff --git a/include/linux/module.h b/include/linux/module.h
index da0f5966ee80..e6e50ee30412 100644
--- a/include/linux/module.h
+++ b/include/linux/module.h
@@ -411,11 +411,6 @@ struct module {
bool async_probe_requested;
- /* symbols that will be GPL-only in the near future. */
- const struct kernel_symbol *gpl_future_syms;
- const s32 *gpl_future_crcs;
- unsigned int num_gpl_future_syms;
-
/* Exception table */
unsigned int num_exentries;
struct exception_table_entry *extable;
diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
index 9cd6814405b9..95186c9d81ea 100644
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -408,11 +408,8 @@ extern const struct kernel_symbol __start___ksymtab[];
extern const struct kernel_symbol __stop___ksymtab[];
extern const struct kernel_symbol __start___ksymtab_gpl[];
extern const struct kernel_symbol __stop___ksymtab_gpl[];
-extern const struct kernel_symbol __start___ksymtab_gpl_future[];
-extern const struct kernel_symbol __stop___ksymtab_gpl_future[];
extern const s32 __start___kcrctab[];
extern const s32 __start___kcrctab_gpl[];
-extern const s32 __start___kcrctab_gpl_future[];
#ifdef CONFIG_UNUSED_SYMBOLS
extern const struct kernel_symbol __start___ksymtab_unused[];
extern const struct kernel_symbol __stop___ksymtab_unused[];
@@ -434,7 +431,6 @@ struct symsearch {
enum mod_license {
NOT_GPL_ONLY,
GPL_ONLY,
- WILL_BE_GPL_ONLY,
} license;
bool unused;
};
@@ -458,15 +454,8 @@ static bool check_exported_symbol(const struct symsearch *syms,
{
struct find_symbol_arg *fsa = data;
- if (!fsa->gplok) {
- if (syms->license == GPL_ONLY)
- return false;
- if (syms->license == WILL_BE_GPL_ONLY && fsa->warn) {
- pr_warn("Symbol %s is being used by a non-GPL module, "
- "which will not be allowed in the future\n",
- fsa->name);
- }
- }
+ if (!fsa->gplok && syms->license == GPL_ONLY)
+ return false;
#ifdef CONFIG_UNUSED_SYMBOLS
if (syms->unused && fsa->warn) {
@@ -550,9 +539,6 @@ static bool find_symbol(struct find_symbol_arg *fsa)
{ __start___ksymtab_gpl, __stop___ksymtab_gpl,
__start___kcrctab_gpl,
GPL_ONLY, false },
- { __start___ksymtab_gpl_future, __stop___ksymtab_gpl_future,
- __start___kcrctab_gpl_future,
- WILL_BE_GPL_ONLY, false },
#ifdef CONFIG_UNUSED_SYMBOLS
{ __start___ksymtab_unused, __stop___ksymtab_unused,
__start___kcrctab_unused,
@@ -579,10 +565,6 @@ static bool find_symbol(struct find_symbol_arg *fsa)
{ mod->gpl_syms, mod->gpl_syms + mod->num_gpl_syms,
mod->gpl_crcs,
GPL_ONLY, false },
- { mod->gpl_future_syms,
- mod->gpl_future_syms + mod->num_gpl_future_syms,
- mod->gpl_future_crcs,
- WILL_BE_GPL_ONLY, false },
#ifdef CONFIG_UNUSED_SYMBOLS
{ mod->unused_syms,
mod->unused_syms + mod->num_unused_syms,
@@ -2292,7 +2274,6 @@ static int verify_exported_symbols(struct module *mod)
} arr[] = {
{ mod->syms, mod->num_syms },
{ mod->gpl_syms, mod->num_gpl_syms },
- { mod->gpl_future_syms, mod->num_gpl_future_syms },
#ifdef CONFIG_UNUSED_SYMBOLS
{ mod->unused_syms, mod->num_unused_syms },
{ mod->unused_gpl_syms, mod->num_unused_gpl_syms },
@@ -3308,11 +3289,6 @@ static int find_module_sections(struct module *mod, struct load_info *info)
sizeof(*mod->gpl_syms),
&mod->num_gpl_syms);
mod->gpl_crcs = section_addr(info, "__kcrctab_gpl");
- mod->gpl_future_syms = section_objs(info,
- "__ksymtab_gpl_future",
- sizeof(*mod->gpl_future_syms),
- &mod->num_gpl_future_syms);
- mod->gpl_future_crcs = section_addr(info, "__kcrctab_gpl_future");
#ifdef CONFIG_UNUSED_SYMBOLS
mod->unused_syms = section_objs(info, "__ksymtab_unused",
@@ -3506,7 +3482,6 @@ static int check_module_license_and_versions(struct module *mod)
#ifdef CONFIG_MODVERSIONS
if ((mod->num_syms && !mod->crcs)
|| (mod->num_gpl_syms && !mod->gpl_crcs)
- || (mod->num_gpl_future_syms && !mod->gpl_future_crcs)
#ifdef CONFIG_UNUSED_SYMBOLS
|| (mod->num_unused_syms && !mod->unused_crcs)
|| (mod->num_unused_gpl_syms && !mod->unused_gpl_crcs)
diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.c b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
index d6c81657d695..25c1446055d1 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c
+++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ static bool error_occurred;
enum export {
export_plain, export_unused, export_gpl,
- export_unused_gpl, export_gpl_future, export_unknown
+ export_unused_gpl, export_unknown
};
/* In kernel, this size is defined in linux/module.h;
@@ -304,7 +304,6 @@ static const struct {
{ .str = "EXPORT_UNUSED_SYMBOL", .export = export_unused },
{ .str = "EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL", .export = export_gpl },
{ .str = "EXPORT_UNUSED_SYMBOL_GPL", .export = export_unused_gpl },
- { .str = "EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL_FUTURE", .export = export_gpl_future },
{ .str = "(unknown)", .export = export_unknown },
};
@@ -369,8 +368,6 @@ static enum export export_from_secname(struct elf_info *elf, unsigned int sec)
return export_gpl;
else if (strstarts(secname, "___ksymtab_unused_gpl+"))
return export_unused_gpl;
- else if (strstarts(secname, "___ksymtab_gpl_future+"))
- return export_gpl_future;
else
return export_unknown;
}
@@ -385,8 +382,6 @@ static enum export export_from_sec(struct elf_info *elf, unsigned int sec)
return export_gpl;
else if (sec == elf->export_unused_gpl_sec)
return export_unused_gpl;
- else if (sec == elf->export_gpl_future_sec)
- return export_gpl_future;
else
return export_unknown;
}
@@ -596,8 +591,6 @@ static int parse_elf(struct elf_info *info, const char *filename)
info->export_gpl_sec = i;
else if (strcmp(secname, "__ksymtab_unused_gpl") == 0)
info->export_unused_gpl_sec = i;
- else if (strcmp(secname, "__ksymtab_gpl_future") == 0)
- info->export_gpl_future_sec = i;
if (sechdrs[i].sh_type == SHT_SYMTAB) {
unsigned int sh_link_idx;
@@ -2152,10 +2145,6 @@ static void check_for_gpl_usage(enum export exp, const char *m, const char *s)
error("GPL-incompatible module %s.ko uses GPL-only symbol marked UNUSED '%s'\n",
m, s);
break;
- case export_gpl_future:
- warn("GPL-incompatible module %s.ko uses future GPL-only symbol '%s'\n",
- m, s);
- break;
case export_plain:
case export_unused:
case export_unknown:
diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.h b/scripts/mod/modpost.h
index e6f46eee0af0..834220de002b 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/modpost.h
+++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.h
@@ -142,7 +142,6 @@ struct elf_info {
Elf_Section export_unused_sec;
Elf_Section export_gpl_sec;
Elf_Section export_unused_gpl_sec;
- Elf_Section export_gpl_future_sec;
char *strtab;
char *modinfo;
unsigned int modinfo_len;
diff --git a/scripts/module.lds.S b/scripts/module.lds.S
index 69b9b71a6a47..d82b452e8a71 100644
--- a/scripts/module.lds.S
+++ b/scripts/module.lds.S
@@ -13,12 +13,10 @@ SECTIONS {
__ksymtab_gpl 0 : { *(SORT(___ksymtab_gpl+*)) }
__ksymtab_unused 0 : { *(SORT(___ksymtab_unused+*)) }
__ksymtab_unused_gpl 0 : { *(SORT(___ksymtab_unused_gpl+*)) }
- __ksymtab_gpl_future 0 : { *(SORT(___ksymtab_gpl_future+*)) }
__kcrctab 0 : { *(SORT(___kcrctab+*)) }
__kcrctab_gpl 0 : { *(SORT(___kcrctab_gpl+*)) }
__kcrctab_unused 0 : { *(SORT(___kcrctab_unused+*)) }
__kcrctab_unused_gpl 0 : { *(SORT(___kcrctab_unused_gpl+*)) }
- __kcrctab_gpl_future 0 : { *(SORT(___kcrctab_gpl_future+*)) }
.init_array 0 : ALIGN(8) { *(SORT(.init_array.*)) *(.init_array) }
diff --git a/tools/include/linux/export.h b/tools/include/linux/export.h
index d07e586b9ba0..9f61349a8944 100644
--- a/tools/include/linux/export.h
+++ b/tools/include/linux/export.h
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
#define EXPORT_SYMBOL(sym)
#define EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sym)
-#define EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL_FUTURE(sym)
#define EXPORT_UNUSED_SYMBOL(sym)
#define EXPORT_UNUSED_SYMBOL_GPL(sym)