From: Felix Fietkau Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2013 20:56:27 +0000 (+0000) Subject: kernel: add a patch that reduces module size by removing non-essential information... X-Git-Url: http://git.openwrt.org/?p=openwrt%2Fsvn-archive%2Farchive.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=254726238ba180897332893f46caddb3264631c4 kernel: add a patch that reduces module size by removing non-essential information (reduces default rootfs size by ~5k after lzma) Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau SVN-Revision: 37255 --- diff --git a/target/linux/generic/config-3.10 b/target/linux/generic/config-3.10 index 95459f8ff7..769fe8d2c1 100644 --- a/target/linux/generic/config-3.10 +++ b/target/linux/generic/config-3.10 @@ -1703,6 +1703,7 @@ CONFIG_MODULES=y # CONFIG_MODULE_FORCE_UNLOAD is not set # CONFIG_MODULE_SIG is not set # CONFIG_MODULE_SRCVERSION_ALL is not set +CONFIG_MODULE_STRIPPED=y CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD=y # CONFIG_MODVERSIONS is not set # CONFIG_MOUSE_APPLETOUCH is not set diff --git a/target/linux/generic/config-3.8 b/target/linux/generic/config-3.8 index 99707c3e15..3dc5e382fd 100644 --- a/target/linux/generic/config-3.8 +++ b/target/linux/generic/config-3.8 @@ -1663,6 +1663,7 @@ CONFIG_MODULES=y # CONFIG_MODULE_FORCE_UNLOAD is not set # CONFIG_MODULE_SIG is not set # CONFIG_MODULE_SRCVERSION_ALL is not set +CONFIG_MODULE_STRIPPED=y CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD=y # CONFIG_MODVERSIONS is not set # CONFIG_MOUSE_APPLETOUCH is not set diff --git a/target/linux/generic/config-3.9 b/target/linux/generic/config-3.9 index 9763743da6..2105441bfd 100644 --- a/target/linux/generic/config-3.9 +++ b/target/linux/generic/config-3.9 @@ -1677,6 +1677,7 @@ CONFIG_MODULES=y # CONFIG_MODULE_FORCE_UNLOAD is not set # CONFIG_MODULE_SIG is not set # CONFIG_MODULE_SRCVERSION_ALL is not set +CONFIG_MODULE_STRIPPED=y CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD=y # CONFIG_MODVERSIONS is not set # CONFIG_MOUSE_APPLETOUCH is not set diff --git a/target/linux/generic/patches-3.10/204-module_strip.patch b/target/linux/generic/patches-3.10/204-module_strip.patch new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..74a4254249 --- /dev/null +++ b/target/linux/generic/patches-3.10/204-module_strip.patch @@ -0,0 +1,200 @@ +From: Felix Fietkau +Subject: [PATCH] build: add a hack for removing non-essential module info + +Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau +--- +--- a/include/linux/module.h ++++ b/include/linux/module.h +@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ void sort_extable(struct exception_table + void sort_main_extable(void); + void trim_init_extable(struct module *m); + +-#ifdef MODULE ++#if defined(MODULE) && !defined(CONFIG_MODULE_STRIPPED) + #define MODULE_GENERIC_TABLE(gtype,name) \ + extern const struct gtype##_id __mod_##gtype##_table \ + __attribute__ ((unused, alias(__stringify(name)))) +@@ -93,9 +93,10 @@ extern const struct gtype##_id __mod_##g + + /* Generic info of form tag = "info" */ + #define MODULE_INFO(tag, info) __MODULE_INFO(tag, tag, info) ++#define MODULE_INFO_STRIP(tag, info) __MODULE_INFO_STRIP(tag, tag, info) + + /* For userspace: you can also call me... */ +-#define MODULE_ALIAS(_alias) MODULE_INFO(alias, _alias) ++#define MODULE_ALIAS(_alias) MODULE_INFO_STRIP(alias, _alias) + + /* + * The following license idents are currently accepted as indicating free +@@ -131,10 +132,10 @@ extern const struct gtype##_id __mod_##g + * Author(s), use "Name " or just "Name", for multiple + * authors use multiple MODULE_AUTHOR() statements/lines. + */ +-#define MODULE_AUTHOR(_author) MODULE_INFO(author, _author) ++#define MODULE_AUTHOR(_author) MODULE_INFO_STRIP(author, _author) + + /* What your module does. */ +-#define MODULE_DESCRIPTION(_description) MODULE_INFO(description, _description) ++#define MODULE_DESCRIPTION(_description) MODULE_INFO_STRIP(description, _description) + + #define MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(type,name) \ + MODULE_GENERIC_TABLE(type##_device,name) +@@ -155,7 +156,9 @@ extern const struct gtype##_id __mod_##g + */ + + #if defined(MODULE) || !defined(CONFIG_SYSFS) +-#define MODULE_VERSION(_version) MODULE_INFO(version, _version) ++#define MODULE_VERSION(_version) MODULE_INFO_STRIP(version, _version) ++#elif defined(CONFIG_MODULE_STRIPPED) ++#define MODULE_VERSION(_version) __MODULE_INFO_DISABLED(version) + #else + #define MODULE_VERSION(_version) \ + static struct module_version_attribute ___modver_attr = { \ +@@ -177,7 +180,7 @@ extern const struct gtype##_id __mod_##g + /* Optional firmware file (or files) needed by the module + * format is simply firmware file name. Multiple firmware + * files require multiple MODULE_FIRMWARE() specifiers */ +-#define MODULE_FIRMWARE(_firmware) MODULE_INFO(firmware, _firmware) ++#define MODULE_FIRMWARE(_firmware) MODULE_INFO_STRIP(firmware, _firmware) + + /* Given an address, look for it in the exception tables */ + const struct exception_table_entry *search_exception_tables(unsigned long add); +--- a/include/linux/moduleparam.h ++++ b/include/linux/moduleparam.h +@@ -16,6 +16,16 @@ + /* Chosen so that structs with an unsigned long line up. */ + #define MAX_PARAM_PREFIX_LEN (64 - sizeof(unsigned long)) + ++/* This struct is here for syntactic coherency, it is not used */ ++#define __MODULE_INFO_DISABLED(name) \ ++ struct __UNIQUE_ID(name) {} ++ ++#ifdef CONFIG_MODULE_STRIPPED ++#define __MODULE_INFO_STRIP(tag, name, info) __MODULE_INFO_DISABLED(name) ++#else ++#define __MODULE_INFO_STRIP(tag, name, info) __MODULE_INFO(tag, name, info) ++#endif ++ + #ifdef MODULE + #define __MODULE_INFO(tag, name, info) \ + static const char __UNIQUE_ID(name)[] \ +@@ -23,8 +33,7 @@ static const char __UNIQUE_ID(name)[] + = __stringify(tag) "=" info + #else /* !MODULE */ + /* This struct is here for syntactic coherency, it is not used */ +-#define __MODULE_INFO(tag, name, info) \ +- struct __UNIQUE_ID(name) {} ++#define __MODULE_INFO(tag, name, info) __MODULE_INFO_DISABLED(name) + #endif + #define __MODULE_PARM_TYPE(name, _type) \ + __MODULE_INFO(parmtype, name##type, #name ":" _type) +@@ -32,7 +41,7 @@ static const char __UNIQUE_ID(name)[] + /* One for each parameter, describing how to use it. Some files do + multiple of these per line, so can't just use MODULE_INFO. */ + #define MODULE_PARM_DESC(_parm, desc) \ +- __MODULE_INFO(parm, _parm, #_parm ":" desc) ++ __MODULE_INFO_STRIP(parm, _parm, #_parm ":" desc) + + struct kernel_param; + +--- a/init/Kconfig ++++ b/init/Kconfig +@@ -1776,6 +1776,13 @@ config MODULE_SIG_HASH + default "sha384" if MODULE_SIG_SHA384 + default "sha512" if MODULE_SIG_SHA512 + ++config MODULE_STRIPPED ++ bool "Reduce module size" ++ depends on MODULES ++ help ++ Remove module parameter descriptions, author info, version, aliases, ++ device tables, etc. ++ + endif # MODULES + + config INIT_ALL_POSSIBLE +--- a/kernel/module.c ++++ b/kernel/module.c +@@ -2690,6 +2690,7 @@ static struct module *setup_load_info(st + + static int check_modinfo(struct module *mod, struct load_info *info, int flags) + { ++#ifndef CONFIG_MODULE_STRIPPED + const char *modmagic = get_modinfo(info, "vermagic"); + int err; + +@@ -2716,6 +2717,7 @@ static int check_modinfo(struct module * + " the quality is unknown, you have been warned.\n", + mod->name); + } ++#endif + + /* Set up license info based on the info section */ + set_license(mod, get_modinfo(info, "license")); +--- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c ++++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c +@@ -1740,7 +1740,9 @@ static void read_symbols(char *modname) + symname = info.strtab + sym->st_name; + + handle_modversions(mod, &info, sym, symname); ++#ifndef CONFIG_MODULE_STRIPPED + handle_moddevtable(mod, &info, sym, symname); ++#endif + } + if (!is_vmlinux(modname) || + (is_vmlinux(modname) && vmlinux_section_warnings)) +@@ -1884,7 +1886,9 @@ static void add_header(struct buffer *b, + buf_printf(b, "#include \n"); + buf_printf(b, "#include \n"); + buf_printf(b, "\n"); ++#ifndef CONFIG_MODULE_STRIPPED + buf_printf(b, "MODULE_INFO(vermagic, VERMAGIC_STRING);\n"); ++#endif + buf_printf(b, "\n"); + buf_printf(b, "struct module __this_module\n"); + buf_printf(b, "__attribute__((section(\".gnu.linkonce.this_module\"))) = {\n"); +@@ -1901,16 +1905,20 @@ static void add_header(struct buffer *b, + + static void add_intree_flag(struct buffer *b, int is_intree) + { ++#ifndef CONFIG_MODULE_STRIPPED + if (is_intree) + buf_printf(b, "\nMODULE_INFO(intree, \"Y\");\n"); ++#endif + } + + static void add_staging_flag(struct buffer *b, const char *name) + { ++#ifndef CONFIG_MODULE_STRIPPED + static const char *staging_dir = "drivers/staging"; + + if (strncmp(staging_dir, name, strlen(staging_dir)) == 0) + buf_printf(b, "\nMODULE_INFO(staging, \"Y\");\n"); ++#endif + } + + /** +@@ -2003,11 +2011,13 @@ static void add_depends(struct buffer *b + + static void add_srcversion(struct buffer *b, struct module *mod) + { ++#ifndef CONFIG_MODULE_STRIPPED + if (mod->srcversion[0]) { + buf_printf(b, "\n"); + buf_printf(b, "MODULE_INFO(srcversion, \"%s\");\n", + mod->srcversion); + } ++#endif + } + + static void write_if_changed(struct buffer *b, const char *fname) +@@ -2233,7 +2243,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) + add_staging_flag(&buf, mod->name); + err |= add_versions(&buf, mod); + add_depends(&buf, mod, modules); ++#ifndef CONFIG_MODULE_STRIPPED + add_moddevtable(&buf, mod); ++#endif + add_srcversion(&buf, mod); + + sprintf(fname, "%s.mod.c", mod->name); diff --git a/target/linux/generic/patches-3.8/204-module_strip.patch b/target/linux/generic/patches-3.8/204-module_strip.patch new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..28438bf659 --- /dev/null +++ b/target/linux/generic/patches-3.8/204-module_strip.patch @@ -0,0 +1,200 @@ +From: Felix Fietkau +Subject: [PATCH] build: add a hack for removing non-essential module info + +Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau +--- +--- a/include/linux/module.h ++++ b/include/linux/module.h +@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ void sort_extable(struct exception_table + void sort_main_extable(void); + void trim_init_extable(struct module *m); + +-#ifdef MODULE ++#if defined(MODULE) && !defined(CONFIG_MODULE_STRIPPED) + #define MODULE_GENERIC_TABLE(gtype,name) \ + extern const struct gtype##_id __mod_##gtype##_table \ + __attribute__ ((unused, alias(__stringify(name)))) +@@ -93,9 +93,10 @@ extern const struct gtype##_id __mod_##g + + /* Generic info of form tag = "info" */ + #define MODULE_INFO(tag, info) __MODULE_INFO(tag, tag, info) ++#define MODULE_INFO_STRIP(tag, info) __MODULE_INFO_STRIP(tag, tag, info) + + /* For userspace: you can also call me... */ +-#define MODULE_ALIAS(_alias) MODULE_INFO(alias, _alias) ++#define MODULE_ALIAS(_alias) MODULE_INFO_STRIP(alias, _alias) + + /* + * The following license idents are currently accepted as indicating free +@@ -131,10 +132,10 @@ extern const struct gtype##_id __mod_##g + * Author(s), use "Name " or just "Name", for multiple + * authors use multiple MODULE_AUTHOR() statements/lines. + */ +-#define MODULE_AUTHOR(_author) MODULE_INFO(author, _author) ++#define MODULE_AUTHOR(_author) MODULE_INFO_STRIP(author, _author) + + /* What your module does. */ +-#define MODULE_DESCRIPTION(_description) MODULE_INFO(description, _description) ++#define MODULE_DESCRIPTION(_description) MODULE_INFO_STRIP(description, _description) + + #define MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(type,name) \ + MODULE_GENERIC_TABLE(type##_device,name) +@@ -155,7 +156,9 @@ extern const struct gtype##_id __mod_##g + */ + + #if defined(MODULE) || !defined(CONFIG_SYSFS) +-#define MODULE_VERSION(_version) MODULE_INFO(version, _version) ++#define MODULE_VERSION(_version) MODULE_INFO_STRIP(version, _version) ++#elif defined(CONFIG_MODULE_STRIPPED) ++#define MODULE_VERSION(_version) __MODULE_INFO_DISABLED(version) + #else + #define MODULE_VERSION(_version) \ + static struct module_version_attribute ___modver_attr = { \ +@@ -177,7 +180,7 @@ extern const struct gtype##_id __mod_##g + /* Optional firmware file (or files) needed by the module + * format is simply firmware file name. Multiple firmware + * files require multiple MODULE_FIRMWARE() specifiers */ +-#define MODULE_FIRMWARE(_firmware) MODULE_INFO(firmware, _firmware) ++#define MODULE_FIRMWARE(_firmware) MODULE_INFO_STRIP(firmware, _firmware) + + /* Given an address, look for it in the exception tables */ + const struct exception_table_entry *search_exception_tables(unsigned long add); +--- a/include/linux/moduleparam.h ++++ b/include/linux/moduleparam.h +@@ -16,6 +16,16 @@ + /* Chosen so that structs with an unsigned long line up. */ + #define MAX_PARAM_PREFIX_LEN (64 - sizeof(unsigned long)) + ++/* This struct is here for syntactic coherency, it is not used */ ++#define __MODULE_INFO_DISABLED(name) \ ++ struct __UNIQUE_ID(name) {} ++ ++#ifdef CONFIG_MODULE_STRIPPED ++#define __MODULE_INFO_STRIP(tag, name, info) __MODULE_INFO_DISABLED(name) ++#else ++#define __MODULE_INFO_STRIP(tag, name, info) __MODULE_INFO(tag, name, info) ++#endif ++ + #ifdef MODULE + #define __MODULE_INFO(tag, name, info) \ + static const char __UNIQUE_ID(name)[] \ +@@ -23,8 +33,7 @@ static const char __UNIQUE_ID(name)[] + = __stringify(tag) "=" info + #else /* !MODULE */ + /* This struct is here for syntactic coherency, it is not used */ +-#define __MODULE_INFO(tag, name, info) \ +- struct __UNIQUE_ID(name) {} ++#define __MODULE_INFO(tag, name, info) __MODULE_INFO_DISABLED(name) + #endif + #define __MODULE_PARM_TYPE(name, _type) \ + __MODULE_INFO(parmtype, name##type, #name ":" _type) +@@ -32,7 +41,7 @@ static const char __UNIQUE_ID(name)[] + /* One for each parameter, describing how to use it. Some files do + multiple of these per line, so can't just use MODULE_INFO. */ + #define MODULE_PARM_DESC(_parm, desc) \ +- __MODULE_INFO(parm, _parm, #_parm ":" desc) ++ __MODULE_INFO_STRIP(parm, _parm, #_parm ":" desc) + + struct kernel_param; + +--- a/init/Kconfig ++++ b/init/Kconfig +@@ -1708,6 +1708,13 @@ config MODULE_SIG_SHA512 + + endchoice + ++config MODULE_STRIPPED ++ bool "Reduce module size" ++ depends on MODULES ++ help ++ Remove module parameter descriptions, author info, version, aliases, ++ device tables, etc. ++ + endif # MODULES + + config INIT_ALL_POSSIBLE +--- a/kernel/module.c ++++ b/kernel/module.c +@@ -2682,6 +2682,7 @@ static struct module *setup_load_info(st + + static int check_modinfo(struct module *mod, struct load_info *info, int flags) + { ++#ifndef CONFIG_MODULE_STRIPPED + const char *modmagic = get_modinfo(info, "vermagic"); + int err; + +@@ -2708,6 +2709,7 @@ static int check_modinfo(struct module * + " the quality is unknown, you have been warned.\n", + mod->name); + } ++#endif + + /* Set up license info based on the info section */ + set_license(mod, get_modinfo(info, "license")); +--- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c ++++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c +@@ -1736,7 +1736,9 @@ static void read_symbols(char *modname) + symname = info.strtab + sym->st_name; + + handle_modversions(mod, &info, sym, symname); ++#ifndef CONFIG_MODULE_STRIPPED + handle_moddevtable(mod, &info, sym, symname); ++#endif + } + if (!is_vmlinux(modname) || + (is_vmlinux(modname) && vmlinux_section_warnings)) +@@ -1859,7 +1861,9 @@ static void add_header(struct buffer *b, + buf_printf(b, "#include \n"); + buf_printf(b, "#include \n"); + buf_printf(b, "\n"); ++#ifndef CONFIG_MODULE_STRIPPED + buf_printf(b, "MODULE_INFO(vermagic, VERMAGIC_STRING);\n"); ++#endif + buf_printf(b, "\n"); + buf_printf(b, "struct module __this_module\n"); + buf_printf(b, "__attribute__((section(\".gnu.linkonce.this_module\"))) = {\n"); +@@ -1876,16 +1880,20 @@ static void add_header(struct buffer *b, + + static void add_intree_flag(struct buffer *b, int is_intree) + { ++#ifndef CONFIG_MODULE_STRIPPED + if (is_intree) + buf_printf(b, "\nMODULE_INFO(intree, \"Y\");\n"); ++#endif + } + + static void add_staging_flag(struct buffer *b, const char *name) + { ++#ifndef CONFIG_MODULE_STRIPPED + static const char *staging_dir = "drivers/staging"; + + if (strncmp(staging_dir, name, strlen(staging_dir)) == 0) + buf_printf(b, "\nMODULE_INFO(staging, \"Y\");\n"); ++#endif + } + + /** +@@ -1977,11 +1985,13 @@ static void add_depends(struct buffer *b + + static void add_srcversion(struct buffer *b, struct module *mod) + { ++#ifndef CONFIG_MODULE_STRIPPED + if (mod->srcversion[0]) { + buf_printf(b, "\n"); + buf_printf(b, "MODULE_INFO(srcversion, \"%s\");\n", + mod->srcversion); + } ++#endif + } + + static void write_if_changed(struct buffer *b, const char *fname) +@@ -2204,7 +2214,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) + add_staging_flag(&buf, mod->name); + err |= add_versions(&buf, mod); + add_depends(&buf, mod, modules); ++#ifndef CONFIG_MODULE_STRIPPED + add_moddevtable(&buf, mod); ++#endif + add_srcversion(&buf, mod); + + sprintf(fname, "%s.mod.c", mod->name); diff --git a/target/linux/generic/patches-3.9/204-module_strip.patch b/target/linux/generic/patches-3.9/204-module_strip.patch new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..4b45156e02 --- /dev/null +++ b/target/linux/generic/patches-3.9/204-module_strip.patch @@ -0,0 +1,200 @@ +From: Felix Fietkau +Subject: [PATCH] build: add a hack for removing non-essential module info + +Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau +--- +--- a/include/linux/module.h ++++ b/include/linux/module.h +@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ void sort_extable(struct exception_table + void sort_main_extable(void); + void trim_init_extable(struct module *m); + +-#ifdef MODULE ++#if defined(MODULE) && !defined(CONFIG_MODULE_STRIPPED) + #define MODULE_GENERIC_TABLE(gtype,name) \ + extern const struct gtype##_id __mod_##gtype##_table \ + __attribute__ ((unused, alias(__stringify(name)))) +@@ -93,9 +93,10 @@ extern const struct gtype##_id __mod_##g + + /* Generic info of form tag = "info" */ + #define MODULE_INFO(tag, info) __MODULE_INFO(tag, tag, info) ++#define MODULE_INFO_STRIP(tag, info) __MODULE_INFO_STRIP(tag, tag, info) + + /* For userspace: you can also call me... */ +-#define MODULE_ALIAS(_alias) MODULE_INFO(alias, _alias) ++#define MODULE_ALIAS(_alias) MODULE_INFO_STRIP(alias, _alias) + + /* + * The following license idents are currently accepted as indicating free +@@ -131,10 +132,10 @@ extern const struct gtype##_id __mod_##g + * Author(s), use "Name " or just "Name", for multiple + * authors use multiple MODULE_AUTHOR() statements/lines. + */ +-#define MODULE_AUTHOR(_author) MODULE_INFO(author, _author) ++#define MODULE_AUTHOR(_author) MODULE_INFO_STRIP(author, _author) + + /* What your module does. */ +-#define MODULE_DESCRIPTION(_description) MODULE_INFO(description, _description) ++#define MODULE_DESCRIPTION(_description) MODULE_INFO_STRIP(description, _description) + + #define MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(type,name) \ + MODULE_GENERIC_TABLE(type##_device,name) +@@ -155,7 +156,9 @@ extern const struct gtype##_id __mod_##g + */ + + #if defined(MODULE) || !defined(CONFIG_SYSFS) +-#define MODULE_VERSION(_version) MODULE_INFO(version, _version) ++#define MODULE_VERSION(_version) MODULE_INFO_STRIP(version, _version) ++#elif defined(CONFIG_MODULE_STRIPPED) ++#define MODULE_VERSION(_version) __MODULE_INFO_DISABLED(version) + #else + #define MODULE_VERSION(_version) \ + static struct module_version_attribute ___modver_attr = { \ +@@ -177,7 +180,7 @@ extern const struct gtype##_id __mod_##g + /* Optional firmware file (or files) needed by the module + * format is simply firmware file name. Multiple firmware + * files require multiple MODULE_FIRMWARE() specifiers */ +-#define MODULE_FIRMWARE(_firmware) MODULE_INFO(firmware, _firmware) ++#define MODULE_FIRMWARE(_firmware) MODULE_INFO_STRIP(firmware, _firmware) + + /* Given an address, look for it in the exception tables */ + const struct exception_table_entry *search_exception_tables(unsigned long add); +--- a/include/linux/moduleparam.h ++++ b/include/linux/moduleparam.h +@@ -16,6 +16,16 @@ + /* Chosen so that structs with an unsigned long line up. */ + #define MAX_PARAM_PREFIX_LEN (64 - sizeof(unsigned long)) + ++/* This struct is here for syntactic coherency, it is not used */ ++#define __MODULE_INFO_DISABLED(name) \ ++ struct __UNIQUE_ID(name) {} ++ ++#ifdef CONFIG_MODULE_STRIPPED ++#define __MODULE_INFO_STRIP(tag, name, info) __MODULE_INFO_DISABLED(name) ++#else ++#define __MODULE_INFO_STRIP(tag, name, info) __MODULE_INFO(tag, name, info) ++#endif ++ + #ifdef MODULE + #define __MODULE_INFO(tag, name, info) \ + static const char __UNIQUE_ID(name)[] \ +@@ -23,8 +33,7 @@ static const char __UNIQUE_ID(name)[] + = __stringify(tag) "=" info + #else /* !MODULE */ + /* This struct is here for syntactic coherency, it is not used */ +-#define __MODULE_INFO(tag, name, info) \ +- struct __UNIQUE_ID(name) {} ++#define __MODULE_INFO(tag, name, info) __MODULE_INFO_DISABLED(name) + #endif + #define __MODULE_PARM_TYPE(name, _type) \ + __MODULE_INFO(parmtype, name##type, #name ":" _type) +@@ -32,7 +41,7 @@ static const char __UNIQUE_ID(name)[] + /* One for each parameter, describing how to use it. Some files do + multiple of these per line, so can't just use MODULE_INFO. */ + #define MODULE_PARM_DESC(_parm, desc) \ +- __MODULE_INFO(parm, _parm, #_parm ":" desc) ++ __MODULE_INFO_STRIP(parm, _parm, #_parm ":" desc) + + struct kernel_param; + +--- a/init/Kconfig ++++ b/init/Kconfig +@@ -1731,6 +1731,13 @@ config MODULE_SIG_HASH + default "sha384" if MODULE_SIG_SHA384 + default "sha512" if MODULE_SIG_SHA512 + ++config MODULE_STRIPPED ++ bool "Reduce module size" ++ depends on MODULES ++ help ++ Remove module parameter descriptions, author info, version, aliases, ++ device tables, etc. ++ + endif # MODULES + + config INIT_ALL_POSSIBLE +--- a/kernel/module.c ++++ b/kernel/module.c +@@ -2689,6 +2689,7 @@ static struct module *setup_load_info(st + + static int check_modinfo(struct module *mod, struct load_info *info, int flags) + { ++#ifndef CONFIG_MODULE_STRIPPED + const char *modmagic = get_modinfo(info, "vermagic"); + int err; + +@@ -2715,6 +2716,7 @@ static int check_modinfo(struct module * + " the quality is unknown, you have been warned.\n", + mod->name); + } ++#endif + + /* Set up license info based on the info section */ + set_license(mod, get_modinfo(info, "license")); +--- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c ++++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c +@@ -1738,7 +1738,9 @@ static void read_symbols(char *modname) + symname = info.strtab + sym->st_name; + + handle_modversions(mod, &info, sym, symname); ++#ifndef CONFIG_MODULE_STRIPPED + handle_moddevtable(mod, &info, sym, symname); ++#endif + } + if (!is_vmlinux(modname) || + (is_vmlinux(modname) && vmlinux_section_warnings)) +@@ -1861,7 +1863,9 @@ static void add_header(struct buffer *b, + buf_printf(b, "#include \n"); + buf_printf(b, "#include \n"); + buf_printf(b, "\n"); ++#ifndef CONFIG_MODULE_STRIPPED + buf_printf(b, "MODULE_INFO(vermagic, VERMAGIC_STRING);\n"); ++#endif + buf_printf(b, "\n"); + buf_printf(b, "struct module __this_module\n"); + buf_printf(b, "__attribute__((section(\".gnu.linkonce.this_module\"))) = {\n"); +@@ -1878,16 +1882,20 @@ static void add_header(struct buffer *b, + + static void add_intree_flag(struct buffer *b, int is_intree) + { ++#ifndef CONFIG_MODULE_STRIPPED + if (is_intree) + buf_printf(b, "\nMODULE_INFO(intree, \"Y\");\n"); ++#endif + } + + static void add_staging_flag(struct buffer *b, const char *name) + { ++#ifndef CONFIG_MODULE_STRIPPED + static const char *staging_dir = "drivers/staging"; + + if (strncmp(staging_dir, name, strlen(staging_dir)) == 0) + buf_printf(b, "\nMODULE_INFO(staging, \"Y\");\n"); ++#endif + } + + /** +@@ -1979,11 +1987,13 @@ static void add_depends(struct buffer *b + + static void add_srcversion(struct buffer *b, struct module *mod) + { ++#ifndef CONFIG_MODULE_STRIPPED + if (mod->srcversion[0]) { + buf_printf(b, "\n"); + buf_printf(b, "MODULE_INFO(srcversion, \"%s\");\n", + mod->srcversion); + } ++#endif + } + + static void write_if_changed(struct buffer *b, const char *fname) +@@ -2203,7 +2213,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) + add_staging_flag(&buf, mod->name); + err |= add_versions(&buf, mod); + add_depends(&buf, mod, modules); ++#ifndef CONFIG_MODULE_STRIPPED + add_moddevtable(&buf, mod); ++#endif + add_srcversion(&buf, mod); + + sprintf(fname, "%s.mod.c", mod->name);