1 From a779a482fb9b9f8fcdf8b2519c789b4b9bb5dd05 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
2 From: Felix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>
3 Date: Fri, 7 Jul 2017 16:56:48 +0200
4 Subject: build: add a hack for removing non-essential module info
6 Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>
8 include/linux/module.h | 13 ++++++++-----
9 include/linux/moduleparam.h | 15 ++++++++++++---
10 init/Kconfig | 7 +++++++
11 kernel/module.c | 5 ++++-
12 scripts/mod/modpost.c | 12 ++++++++++++
13 5 files changed, 43 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
15 --- a/include/linux/module.h
16 +++ b/include/linux/module.h
17 @@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ extern void cleanup_module(void);
19 /* Generic info of form tag = "info" */
20 #define MODULE_INFO(tag, info) __MODULE_INFO(tag, tag, info)
21 +#define MODULE_INFO_STRIP(tag, info) __MODULE_INFO_STRIP(tag, tag, info)
23 /* For userspace: you can also call me... */
24 #define MODULE_ALIAS(_alias) MODULE_INFO(alias, _alias)
25 @@ -233,12 +234,12 @@ extern void cleanup_module(void);
26 * Author(s), use "Name <email>" or just "Name", for multiple
27 * authors use multiple MODULE_AUTHOR() statements/lines.
29 -#define MODULE_AUTHOR(_author) MODULE_INFO(author, _author)
30 +#define MODULE_AUTHOR(_author) MODULE_INFO_STRIP(author, _author)
32 /* What your module does. */
33 -#define MODULE_DESCRIPTION(_description) MODULE_INFO(description, _description)
34 +#define MODULE_DESCRIPTION(_description) MODULE_INFO_STRIP(description, _description)
37 +#if defined(MODULE) && !defined(CONFIG_MODULE_STRIPPED)
38 /* Creates an alias so file2alias.c can find device table. */
39 #define MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(type, name) \
40 extern typeof(name) __mod_##type##__##name##_device_table \
41 @@ -265,7 +266,9 @@ extern typeof(name) __mod_##type##__##na
44 #if defined(MODULE) || !defined(CONFIG_SYSFS)
45 -#define MODULE_VERSION(_version) MODULE_INFO(version, _version)
46 +#define MODULE_VERSION(_version) MODULE_INFO_STRIP(version, _version)
47 +#elif defined(CONFIG_MODULE_STRIPPED)
48 +#define MODULE_VERSION(_version) __MODULE_INFO_DISABLED(version)
50 #define MODULE_VERSION(_version) \
51 MODULE_INFO(version, _version); \
52 @@ -288,7 +291,7 @@ extern typeof(name) __mod_##type##__##na
53 /* Optional firmware file (or files) needed by the module
54 * format is simply firmware file name. Multiple firmware
55 * files require multiple MODULE_FIRMWARE() specifiers */
56 -#define MODULE_FIRMWARE(_firmware) MODULE_INFO(firmware, _firmware)
57 +#define MODULE_FIRMWARE(_firmware) MODULE_INFO_STRIP(firmware, _firmware)
59 #define MODULE_IMPORT_NS(ns) MODULE_INFO(import_ns, #ns)
61 --- a/include/linux/moduleparam.h
62 +++ b/include/linux/moduleparam.h
64 /* Chosen so that structs with an unsigned long line up. */
65 #define MAX_PARAM_PREFIX_LEN (64 - sizeof(unsigned long))
67 +/* This struct is here for syntactic coherency, it is not used */
68 +#define __MODULE_INFO_DISABLED(name) \
69 + struct __UNIQUE_ID(name) {}
71 +#ifdef CONFIG_MODULE_STRIPPED
72 +#define __MODULE_INFO_STRIP(tag, name, info) __MODULE_INFO_DISABLED(name)
74 +#define __MODULE_INFO_STRIP(tag, name, info) __MODULE_INFO(tag, name, info)
77 #define __MODULE_INFO(tag, name, info) \
78 static const char __UNIQUE_ID(name)[] \
79 __used __section(".modinfo") __aligned(1) \
81 /* One for each parameter, describing how to use it. Some files do
82 multiple of these per line, so can't just use MODULE_INFO. */
83 #define MODULE_PARM_DESC(_parm, desc) \
84 - __MODULE_INFO(parm, _parm, #_parm ":" desc)
85 + __MODULE_INFO_STRIP(parm, _parm, #_parm ":" desc)
91 @@ -2356,6 +2356,13 @@ config UNUSED_KSYMS_WHITELIST
92 one per line. The path can be absolute, or relative to the kernel
95 +config MODULE_STRIPPED
96 + bool "Reduce module size"
99 + Remove module parameter descriptions, author info, version, aliases,
100 + device tables, etc.
104 config MODULES_TREE_LOOKUP
105 --- a/kernel/module.c
106 +++ b/kernel/module.c
107 @@ -1218,6 +1218,7 @@ static struct module_attribute *modinfo_
109 static const char vermagic[] = VERMAGIC_STRING;
111 +#if defined(CONFIG_MODVERSIONS) || !defined(CONFIG_MODULE_STRIPPED)
112 static int try_to_force_load(struct module *mod, const char *reason)
114 #ifdef CONFIG_MODULE_FORCE_LOAD
115 @@ -1229,6 +1230,7 @@ static int try_to_force_load(struct modu
121 #ifdef CONFIG_MODVERSIONS
123 @@ -3274,9 +3276,11 @@ static int setup_load_info(struct load_i
125 static int check_modinfo(struct module *mod, struct load_info *info, int flags)
127 - const char *modmagic = get_modinfo(info, "vermagic");
130 +#ifndef CONFIG_MODULE_STRIPPED
131 + const char *modmagic = get_modinfo(info, "vermagic");
133 if (flags & MODULE_INIT_IGNORE_VERMAGIC)
136 @@ -3297,6 +3301,7 @@ static int check_modinfo(struct module *
138 add_taint_module(mod, TAINT_OOT_MODULE, LOCKDEP_STILL_OK);
142 check_modinfo_retpoline(mod, info);
144 --- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c
145 +++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
146 @@ -2000,7 +2000,9 @@ static void read_symbols(const char *mod
147 symname = remove_dot(info.strtab + sym->st_name);
149 handle_symbol(mod, &info, sym, symname);
150 +#ifndef CONFIG_MODULE_STRIPPED
151 handle_moddevtable(mod, &info, sym, symname);
155 for (sym = info.symtab_start; sym < info.symtab_stop; sym++) {
156 @@ -2179,8 +2181,10 @@ static void add_header(struct buffer *b,
157 buf_printf(b, "BUILD_SALT;\n");
158 buf_printf(b, "BUILD_LTO_INFO;\n");
160 +#ifndef CONFIG_MODULE_STRIPPED
161 buf_printf(b, "MODULE_INFO(vermagic, VERMAGIC_STRING);\n");
162 buf_printf(b, "MODULE_INFO(name, KBUILD_MODNAME);\n");
165 buf_printf(b, "__visible struct module __this_module\n");
166 buf_printf(b, "__section(\".gnu.linkonce.this_module\") = {\n");
167 @@ -2197,8 +2201,10 @@ static void add_header(struct buffer *b,
169 static void add_intree_flag(struct buffer *b, int is_intree)
171 +#ifndef CONFIG_MODULE_STRIPPED
173 buf_printf(b, "\nMODULE_INFO(intree, \"Y\");\n");
177 /* Cannot check for assembler */
178 @@ -2211,8 +2217,10 @@ static void add_retpoline(struct buffer
180 static void add_staging_flag(struct buffer *b, const char *name)
182 +#ifndef CONFIG_MODULE_STRIPPED
183 if (strstarts(name, "drivers/staging"))
184 buf_printf(b, "\nMODULE_INFO(staging, \"Y\");\n");
189 @@ -2292,11 +2300,13 @@ static void add_depends(struct buffer *b
191 static void add_srcversion(struct buffer *b, struct module *mod)
193 +#ifndef CONFIG_MODULE_STRIPPED
194 if (mod->srcversion[0]) {
196 buf_printf(b, "MODULE_INFO(srcversion, \"%s\");\n",
202 static void write_buf(struct buffer *b, const char *fname)
203 @@ -2545,7 +2555,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
204 add_staging_flag(&buf, mod->name);
205 add_versions(&buf, mod);
206 add_depends(&buf, mod);
207 +#ifndef CONFIG_MODULE_STRIPPED
208 add_moddevtable(&buf, mod);
210 add_srcversion(&buf, mod);
212 sprintf(fname, "%s.mod.c", mod->name);