Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/livepatching

Pull livepatching fix from Jiri Kosina:
 "Fix an RCU unlock misplacement in live patching infrastructure, from
  Peter Zijlstra"

* 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/livepatching:
  livepatch: fix RCU usage in klp_find_external_symbol()
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Linus Torvalds 2015-03-06 13:47:56 -08:00
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@ -248,11 +248,12 @@ static int klp_find_external_symbol(struct module *pmod, const char *name,
/* first, check if it's an exported symbol */
preempt_disable();
sym = find_symbol(name, NULL, NULL, true, true);
preempt_enable();
if (sym) {
*addr = sym->value;
preempt_enable();
return 0;
}
preempt_enable();
/* otherwise check if it's in another .o within the patch module */
return klp_find_object_symbol(pmod->name, name, addr);