[PATCH 3/3] Assert notifier_block and notifier_call are not in init section

[sekharan@us.ibm.com]

Andrew,

	Feel free to drop this patch if you think it is not needed.

regards,

chandra
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This patch ASSERTS that the notifier_block data structure and the
notifier_call funtion are not in the init section.

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Signed-Off-By: Chandra Seetharaman <sekharan@us.ibm.com>

 sys.c |    7 +++++++
 1 files changed, 7 insertions(+)

Index: linux-2617-rc2/kernel/sys.c
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--- linux-2617-rc2.orig/kernel/sys.c	2006-04-24 11:29:30.000000000 -0700
+++ linux-2617-rc2/kernel/sys.c	2006-04-24 11:36:35.000000000 -0700
@@ -97,6 +97,11 @@ int cad_pid = 1;
 
 static BLOCKING_NOTIFIER_HEAD(reboot_notifier_list);
 
+static inline int addr_in_init_section(void *addr)
+{
+	return ((addr >= (void *)__init_begin) && (addr < (void *)__init_end));
+}
+
 /*
  *	Notifier chain core routines.  The exported routines below
  *	are layered on top of these, with appropriate locking added.
@@ -105,6 +110,8 @@ static BLOCKING_NOTIFIER_HEAD(reboot_not
 static int notifier_chain_register(struct notifier_block **nl,
 		struct notifier_block *n)
 {
+	BUG_ON(addr_in_init_section(n)
+		 || addr_in_init_section(n->notifier_call));
 	while ((*nl) != NULL) {
 		if (n->priority > (*nl)->priority)
 			break;

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