Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 13 Dec 2007 23:09:16 -0800 | From | Andrew Morton <> | Subject | Re: [RFC] [patch 1/2] add non_init_kernel_text_address |
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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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