---

yaml
---
r: 198556
b: refs/heads/master
c: 578454f
h: refs/heads/master
v: v3

[refs]

@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 218ce7351413b8287a80fab1d7b94906a5559f01
+refs/heads/master: 578454ff7eab61d13a26b568f99a89a2c9edc881

trunk/Documentation/devices.txt

@@ -443,6 +443,8 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.
 		231 = /dev/snapshot	System memory snapshot device
 		232 = /dev/kvm		Kernel-based virtual machine (hardware virtualization extensions)
 		233 = /dev/kmview	View-OS A process with a view
+		234 = /dev/btrfs-control	Btrfs control device
+		235 = /dev/autofs	Autofs control device
 		240-254			Reserved for local use
 		255			Reserved for MISC_DYNAMIC_MINOR
 

trunk/arch/x86/kernel/microcode_core.c

@@ -260,6 +260,7 @@ static void microcode_dev_exit(void)
 }
 
 MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(MICROCODE_MINOR);
+MODULE_ALIAS("devname:cpu/microcode");
 #else
 #define microcode_dev_init()	0
 #define microcode_dev_exit()	do { } while (0)

trunk/drivers/net/ppp_generic.c

@@ -2926,5 +2926,5 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(ppp_output_wakeup);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ppp_register_compressor);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ppp_unregister_compressor);
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_ALIAS_CHARDEV_MAJOR(PPP_MAJOR);
-MODULE_ALIAS("/dev/ppp");
+MODULE_ALIAS_CHARDEV(PPP_MAJOR, 0);
+MODULE_ALIAS("devname:ppp");

trunk/drivers/net/tun.c

@@ -1649,3 +1649,4 @@ MODULE_DESCRIPTION(DRV_DESCRIPTION);
 MODULE_AUTHOR(DRV_COPYRIGHT);
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(TUN_MINOR);
+MODULE_ALIAS("devname:net/tun");

trunk/fs/autofs4/dev-ioctl.c

@@ -736,11 +736,14 @@ static const struct file_operations _dev_ioctl_fops = {
 };
 
 static struct miscdevice _autofs_dev_ioctl_misc = {
-	.minor 		= MISC_DYNAMIC_MINOR,
+	.minor		= AUTOFS_MINOR,
 	.name  		= AUTOFS_DEVICE_NAME,
 	.fops  		= &_dev_ioctl_fops
 };
 
+MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(AUTOFS_MINOR);
+MODULE_ALIAS("devname:autofs");
+
 /* Register/deregister misc character device */
 int autofs_dev_ioctl_init(void)
 {

trunk/fs/btrfs/super.c

@@ -832,11 +832,14 @@ static const struct file_operations btrfs_ctl_fops = {
 };
 
 static struct miscdevice btrfs_misc = {
-	.minor		= MISC_DYNAMIC_MINOR,
+	.minor		= BTRFS_MINOR,
 	.name		= "btrfs-control",
 	.fops		= &btrfs_ctl_fops
 };
 
+MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(BTRFS_MINOR);
+MODULE_ALIAS("devname:btrfs-control");
+
 static int btrfs_interface_init(void)
 {
 	return misc_register(&btrfs_misc);

trunk/fs/fuse/dev.c

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 
 MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(FUSE_MINOR);
+MODULE_ALIAS("devname:fuse");
 
 static struct kmem_cache *fuse_req_cachep;
 

trunk/include/linux/miscdevice.h

@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
 #define FUSE_MINOR		229
 #define KVM_MINOR		232
 #define VHOST_NET_MINOR		233
+#define BTRFS_MINOR		234
+#define AUTOFS_MINOR		235
 #define MISC_DYNAMIC_MINOR	255
 
 struct device;

trunk/kernel/module.c

@@ -563,33 +563,26 @@ int use_module(struct module *a, struct module *b)
 	struct module_use *use;
 	int no_warn, err;
 
-	if (b == NULL || already_uses(a, b)) return 1;
-
-	/* If we're interrupted or time out, we fail. */
-	if (wait_event_interruptible_timeout(
-		    module_wq, (err = strong_try_module_get(b)) != -EBUSY,
-		    30 * HZ) <= 0) {
-		printk("%s: gave up waiting for init of module %s.\n",
-		       a->name, b->name);
+	if (b == NULL || already_uses(a, b))
 		return 0;
-	}
 
-	/* If strong_try_module_get() returned a different error, we fail. */
+	/* If we're interrupted or time out, we fail. */
+	err = strong_try_module_get(b);
 	if (err)
-		return 0;
+		return err;
 
 	DEBUGP("Allocating new usage for %s.\n", a->name);
 	use = kmalloc(sizeof(*use), GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (!use) {
 		printk("%s: out of memory loading\n", a->name);
 		module_put(b);
-		return 0;
+		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
 	use->module_which_uses = a;
 	list_add(&use->list, &b->modules_which_use_me);
 	no_warn = sysfs_create_link(b->holders_dir, &a->mkobj.kobj, a->name);
-	return 1;
+	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(use_module);
 
@@ -882,7 +875,7 @@ static inline void module_unload_free(struct module *mod)
 
 int use_module(struct module *a, struct module *b)
 {
-	return strong_try_module_get(b) == 0;
+	return strong_try_module_get(b);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(use_module);
 
@@ -1053,17 +1046,39 @@ static const struct kernel_symbol *resolve_symbol(Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
 	struct module *owner;
 	const struct kernel_symbol *sym;
 	const unsigned long *crc;
+	DEFINE_WAIT(wait);
+	int err;
+	long timeleft = 30 * HZ;
 
+again:
 	sym = find_symbol(name, &owner, &crc,
 			  !(mod->taints & (1 << TAINT_PROPRIETARY_MODULE)), true);
-	/* use_module can fail due to OOM,
-	   or module initialization or unloading */
-	if (sym) {
-		if (!check_version(sechdrs, versindex, name, mod, crc, owner)
-		    || !use_module(mod, owner))
-			sym = NULL;
-	}
-	return sym;
+	if (!sym)
+		return NULL;
+
+	if (!check_version(sechdrs, versindex, name, mod, crc, owner))
+		return NULL;
+
+	prepare_to_wait(&module_wq, &wait, TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
+	err = use_module(mod, owner);
+	if (likely(!err) || err != -EBUSY || signal_pending(current)) {
+		finish_wait(&module_wq, &wait);
+		return err ? NULL : sym;
+	}
+
+	/* Module is still loading.  Drop lock and wait. */
+	mutex_unlock(&module_mutex);
+	timeleft = schedule_timeout(timeleft);
+	mutex_lock(&module_mutex);
+	finish_wait(&module_wq, &wait);
+
+	/* Module might be gone entirely, or replaced.  Re-lookup. */
+	if (timeleft)
+		goto again;
+
+	printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: gave up waiting for init of module %s.\n",
+	       mod->name, owner->name);
+	return NULL;
 }
 
 /*