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diff --git a/include/linux/module.h b/include/linux/module.h
index c3d3fc4ffb1..d246da0b0f8 100644
--- a/include/linux/module.h
+++ b/include/linux/module.h
@@ -354,6 +354,8 @@ struct module
#define MODULE_ARCH_INIT {}
#endif
+extern struct mutex module_mutex;
+
/* FIXME: It'd be nice to isolate modules during init, too, so they
aren't used before they (may) fail. But presently too much code
(IDE & SCSI) require entry into the module during init.*/
@@ -379,6 +381,31 @@ static inline int within_module_init(unsigned long addr, struct module *mod)
addr < (unsigned long)mod->module_init + mod->init_size;
}
+/* Search for module by name: must hold module_mutex. */
+struct module *find_module(const char *name);
+
+struct symsearch {
+ const struct kernel_symbol *start, *stop;
+ const unsigned long *crcs;
+ enum {
+ NOT_GPL_ONLY,
+ GPL_ONLY,
+ WILL_BE_GPL_ONLY,
+ } licence;
+ bool unused;
+};
+
+/* Search for an exported symbol by name. */
+const struct kernel_symbol *find_symbol(const char *name,
+ struct module **owner,
+ const unsigned long **crc,
+ bool gplok,
+ bool warn);
+
+/* Walk the exported symbol table */
+bool each_symbol(bool (*fn)(const struct symsearch *arr, struct module *owner,
+ unsigned int symnum, void *data), void *data);
+
/* Returns 0 and fills in value, defined and namebuf, or -ERANGE if
symnum out of range. */
int module_get_kallsym(unsigned int symnum, unsigned long *value, char *type,
@@ -452,6 +479,7 @@ static inline void __module_get(struct module *module)
#define symbol_put_addr(p) do { } while(0)
#endif /* CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD */
+int use_module(struct module *a, struct module *b);
/* This is a #define so the string doesn't get put in every .o file */
#define module_name(mod) \