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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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