[PATCH 0/3] module: minor allocation optimization

["Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@kernel.org>]

Long ago I was debugging kernel/module.c and kernel/kmod.c and had
implemented a sanity check to avoid allocating much of the needed struct
module from what user passes on finit_module() too early, ie, before
checking if the module was actually loaded.

I had disregarded this work as I had bundled it up with some aliasing
work I had done, so incorrectly thought this depended on the alias work.
Upon a second look it does not. The module name set on userspace on
info->name is not the alias but the proper module name, as such using
finished_loading() should suffice once to avoid allocating the module
if its already present.

I've tested this with kmod.sh and found no regressions, the few minor
enhancements are documented in patch 3 in detail. I'll let 0-day hammer
on it as we review the patches [0] [1] but no build issues so far.

[0] https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mcgrof/linux.git/log/?h=20171207-avoid-bogus-layout_and_allocate
[1] https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mcgrof/linux-next.git/log/?h=20171207-avoid-bogus-layout_and_allocate

Luis R. Rodriguez (3):
  module: add an early early_mod_check()
  module: move finished_loading()
  module: avoid allocation if module is already present and ready

 kernel/module.c | 81 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------------------
 1 file changed, 49 insertions(+), 32 deletions(-)

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