MIPS: Fix race condition in module relocation code.
authorRalf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org>
Wed, 8 Aug 2012 14:59:43 +0000 (16:59 +0200)
committerRalf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org>
Fri, 17 Aug 2012 08:57:28 +0000 (10:57 +0200)
The relocation code was essentially taken from the 2.4 modutils which
perform relocation in userspace.  In 2.6 relocation of multiple modules
may be performed in parallel by the in-kernel loader so the global
variable mips_hi16_list won't fly anymore.  Fix race by moving it into
mod_arch_specific.

[ralf@linux-mips.org: folded in Tony's followup fix.  Thanks Tony!]

Signed-off-by: Ralf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org>
Signed-off-by: Tony Wu <tung7970@gmail.com>
Cc: linux-mips@linux-mips.org
Patchwork: http://patchwork.linux-mips.org/patch/4189/


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