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DateThu, 13 Dec 2007 23:09:16 -0800
FromAndrew Morton <>
SubjectRe: [RFC] [patch 1/2] add non_init_kernel_text_address
On Fri, 14 Dec 2007 12:25:30 +0530 Srinivasa Ds <srinivasa@in.ibm.com> wrote:

> Since __init functions are discarded and its memory freed once
> initialization completes, It would be better if we enable kprobes 
> to refuse probing __init functions. The attached patchset will do 
> that.
> 
> This patch creates non_init_kernel_text_address() to identify
> non_init text area.
> 
> Iam open to suggestions for a better functionname. 
> 

It's not a great name.  One wonders how it handles __exit text, for example.

regular_kernel_text_address()?  Dunno.



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