DepSurf

Function: find_symbol

Status

Regular

• In 4.4: Selective Inline ⚠️

  const struct kernel_symbol *find_symbol(const char *name, struct module **owner, const long unsigned int **crc, bool gplok, bool warn);
  

  Collision: Unique Global

  Inline: Selective

  Transformation: False

  Instances:

  In kernel/module.c (ffffffff81105c80)
  Location: kernel/module.c:559
  Inline: True
  Direct callers:
    - kernel/module.c:__symbol_get
    - kernel/module.c:layout_and_allocate
    - kernel/module.c:load_module
  

  Symbols:

  ffffffff81105c80-ffffffff81105d31: find_symbol (STB_GLOBAL)
  

• In 4.8: Selective Inline ⚠️

  const struct kernel_symbol *find_symbol(const char *name, struct module **owner, const long unsigned int **crc, bool gplok, bool warn);
  

  Collision: Unique Global

  Inline: Selective

  Transformation: False

  Instances:

  In kernel/module.c (ffffffff8110d570)
  Location: kernel/module.c:561
  Inline: True
  Direct callers:
    - kernel/module.c:load_module
    - kernel/module.c:layout_and_allocate
    - kernel/module.c:__symbol_get
  

  Symbols:

  ffffffff8110d570-ffffffff8110d619: find_symbol (STB_GLOBAL)
  

• In 4.10: Selective Inline ⚠️

  const struct kernel_symbol *find_symbol(const char *name, struct module **owner, const s32 **crc, bool gplok, bool warn);
  

  Collision: Unique Global

  Inline: Selective

  Transformation: False

  Instances:

  In kernel/module.c (ffffffff81114f50)
  Location: kernel/module.c:564
  Inline: True
  Direct callers:
    - kernel/module.c:load_module
    - kernel/module.c:__symbol_get
  

  Symbols:

  ffffffff81114f50-ffffffff81114ff9: find_symbol (STB_GLOBAL)
  

• In 4.13: Selective Inline ⚠️

  const struct kernel_symbol *find_symbol(const char *name, struct module **owner, const s32 **crc, bool gplok, bool warn);
  

  Collision: Unique Global

  Inline: Selective

  Transformation: False

  Instances:

  In kernel/module.c (ffffffff81115ea0)
  Location: kernel/module.c:568
  Inline: True
  Direct callers:
    - kernel/module.c:load_module
    - kernel/module.c:__symbol_get
  

  Symbols:

  ffffffff81115ea0-ffffffff81115f49: find_symbol (STB_GLOBAL)
  

• In 4.15: Selective Inline ⚠️

  const struct kernel_symbol *find_symbol(const char *name, struct module **owner, const s32 **crc, bool gplok, bool warn);
  

  Collision: Unique Global

  Inline: Selective

  Transformation: False

  Instances:

  In kernel/module.c (ffffffff81121430)
  Location: kernel/module.c:578
  Inline: True
  Direct callers:
    - kernel/module.c:load_module
    - kernel/module.c:__symbol_get
  

  Symbols:

  ffffffff81121430-ffffffff811214d9: find_symbol (STB_GLOBAL)
  

• In 4.18: Selective Inline ⚠️

  const struct kernel_symbol *find_symbol(const char *name, struct module **owner, const s32 **crc, bool gplok, bool warn);
  

  Collision: Unique Global

  Inline: Selective

  Transformation: False

  Instances:

  In kernel/module.c (ffffffff8112ef10)
  Location: kernel/module.c:577
  Inline: True
  Direct callers:
    - kernel/module.c:load_module
    - kernel/module.c:__symbol_get
  

  Symbols:

  ffffffff8112ef10-ffffffff8112efb9: find_symbol (STB_GLOBAL)
  

• In 5.0: Selective Inline ⚠️

  const struct kernel_symbol *find_symbol(const char *name, struct module **owner, const s32 **crc, bool gplok, bool warn);
  

  Collision: Unique Global

  Inline: Selective

  Transformation: False

  Instances:

  In kernel/module.c (ffffffff8113a8a0)
  Location: kernel/module.c:578
  Inline: True
  Direct callers:
    - kernel/module.c:load_module
    - kernel/module.c:__symbol_get
  

  Symbols:

  ffffffff8113a8a0-ffffffff8113a949: find_symbol (STB_GLOBAL)
  

• In 5.3: Selective Inline ⚠️

  const struct kernel_symbol *find_symbol(const char *name, struct module **owner, const s32 **crc, bool gplok, bool warn);
  

  Collision: Unique Global

  Inline: Selective

  Transformation: False

  Instances:

  In kernel/module.c (ffffffff81145fe0)
  Location: kernel/module.c:574
  Inline: True
  Direct callers:
    - kernel/module.c:load_module
    - kernel/module.c:__symbol_get
  

  Symbols:

  ffffffff81145fe0-ffffffff81146088: find_symbol (STB_GLOBAL)
  

• In 5.4: Selective Inline ⚠️

  const struct kernel_symbol *find_symbol(const char *name, struct module **owner, const s32 **crc, bool gplok, bool warn);
  

  Collision: Unique Global

  Inline: Selective

  Transformation: False

  Instances:

  In kernel/module.c (ffffffff81151d50)
  Location: kernel/module.c:585
  Inline: True
  Direct callers:
    - kernel/module.c:load_module
    - kernel/module.c:__symbol_get
    - kernel/module.c:resolve_symbol
  

  Symbols:

  ffffffff81151d50-ffffffff81151df8: find_symbol (STB_GLOBAL)
  

• In 5.8: Selective Inline ⚠️

  const struct kernel_symbol *find_symbol(const char *name, struct module **owner, const s32 **crc, bool gplok, bool warn);
  

  Collision: Unique Global

  Inline: Selective

  Transformation: False

  Instances:

  In kernel/module.c (ffffffff81163340)
  Location: kernel/module.c:588
  Inline: True
  Direct callers:
    - kernel/module.c:verify_exported_symbols
    - kernel/module.c:__symbol_get
    - kernel/module.c:resolve_symbol
  

  Symbols:

  ffffffff81163340-ffffffff81163412: find_symbol (STB_GLOBAL)
  

• In 5.11: Selective Inline ⚠️

  const struct kernel_symbol *find_symbol(const char *name, struct module **owner, const s32 **crc, enum mod_license *license, bool gplok, bool warn);
  

  Collision: Unique Static

  Inline: Selective

  Transformation: False

  Instances:

  In kernel/module.c (ffffffff811611c1)
  Location: kernel/module.c:622
  Inline: True
  Inline callers:
    - kernel/module.c:__symbol_get
  Direct callers:
    - kernel/module.c:load_module
    - kernel/module.c:verify_exported_symbols
    - kernel/module.c:resolve_symbol
  

  Symbols:

  ffffffff8115eba0-ffffffff8115ec53: find_symbol (STB_LOCAL)
  

• In 5.13: ✅

  bool find_symbol(struct find_symbol_arg *fsa);
  

  Collision: Unique Static

  Inline: No

  Transformation: False

  Instances:

  In kernel/module.c (ffffffff8115e5c0)
  Location: kernel/module.c:516
  Inline: False
  Direct callers:
    - kernel/module.c:load_module
    - kernel/module.c:complete_formation
    - kernel/module.c:__symbol_get
    - kernel/module.c:resolve_symbol
  

  Symbols:

  ffffffff8115e5c0-ffffffff8115e715: find_symbol (STB_LOCAL)
  

• In 5.15: ✅

  bool find_symbol(struct find_symbol_arg *fsa);
  

  Collision: Unique Static

  Inline: No

  Transformation: False

  Instances:

  In kernel/module.c (ffffffff81184050)
  Location: kernel/module.c:517
  Inline: False
  Direct callers:
    - kernel/module.c:load_module
    - kernel/module.c:complete_formation
    - kernel/module.c:__symbol_get
    - kernel/module.c:resolve_symbol
    - kernel/module.c:__symbol_put
  

  Symbols:

  ffffffff81184050-ffffffff811841a2: find_symbol (STB_LOCAL)
  

• In 5.19: ✅

  bool find_symbol(struct find_symbol_arg *fsa);
  

  Collision: Unique Global

  Inline: No

  Transformation: False

  Instances:

  In kernel/module/main.c (ffffffff8118cf10)
  Location: kernel/module/main.c:297
  Inline: False
  Direct callers:
    - kernel/module/main.c:load_module
    - kernel/module/main.c:__symbol_get
    - kernel/module/main.c:resolve_symbol
    - kernel/module/main.c:__symbol_put
    - kernel/module/version.c:check_modstruct_version
  

  Symbols:

  ffffffff8118cf10-ffffffff8118d06e: find_symbol (STB_GLOBAL)
  

• In 6.2: ✅

  bool find_symbol(struct find_symbol_arg *fsa);
  

  Collision: Unique Global

  Inline: No

  Transformation: False

  Instances:

  In kernel/module/main.c (ffffffff811c9900)
  Location: kernel/module/main.c:295
  Inline: False
  Direct callers:
    - kernel/module/main.c:load_module
    - kernel/module/main.c:__symbol_get
    - kernel/module/main.c:resolve_symbol
    - kernel/module/main.c:__symbol_put
    - kernel/module/version.c:check_modstruct_version
  

  Symbols:

  ffffffff811c9900-ffffffff811c9a5e: find_symbol (STB_GLOBAL)
  

• In 6.5: ✅

  bool find_symbol(struct find_symbol_arg *fsa);
  

  Collision: Unique Global

  Inline: No

  Transformation: False

  Instances:

  In kernel/module/main.c (ffffffff811dc930)
  Location: kernel/module/main.c:302
  Inline: False
  Direct callers:
    - kernel/module/main.c:load_module
    - kernel/module/main.c:__symbol_get
    - kernel/module/main.c:resolve_symbol
    - kernel/module/main.c:__symbol_put
    - kernel/module/version.c:check_modstruct_version
  

  Symbols:

  ffffffff811dc930-ffffffff811dca8e: find_symbol (STB_GLOBAL)
  

• In 6.8: ✅

  bool find_symbol(struct find_symbol_arg *fsa);
  

  Collision: Unique Global

  Inline: No

  Transformation: False

  Instances:

  In kernel/module/main.c (ffffffff811f2780)
  Location: kernel/module/main.c:302
  Inline: False
  Direct callers:
    - kernel/module/main.c:load_module
    - kernel/module/main.c:__symbol_get
    - kernel/module/main.c:resolve_symbol
    - kernel/module/main.c:__symbol_put
    - kernel/module/version.c:check_modstruct_version
  

  Symbols:

  ffffffff811f2780-ffffffff811f28de: find_symbol (STB_GLOBAL)
  

Arch

• In arm64: Selective Inline ⚠️

  const struct kernel_symbol *find_symbol(const char *name, struct module **owner, const s32 **crc, bool gplok, bool warn);
  

  Collision: Unique Global

  Inline: Selective

  Transformation: False

  Instances:

  In kernel/module.c (ffff8000101c0c68)
  Location: kernel/module.c:585
  Inline: True
  Direct callers:
    - kernel/module.c:load_module
    - kernel/module.c:__symbol_get
    - kernel/module.c:resolve_symbol
  

  Symbols:

  ffff8000101c0c68-ffff8000101c0d40: find_symbol (STB_GLOBAL)
  

• In armhf: Collision, Selective Inline ⚠️

  Elf32_Sym *find_symbol(struct elfinfo *lib, const char *symname);
  

  Collision: Static-Global Collision

  Inline: Selective

  Transformation: False

  Instances:

  In arch/arm/kernel/vdso.c (c1506c7c)
  Location: arch/arm/kernel/vdso.c:136
  Inline: False
  Direct callers:
    - arch/arm/kernel/vdso.c:vdso_init
    - arch/arm/kernel/vdso.c:vdso_init
  

  In kernel/module.c (c04080bc)
  Location: kernel/module.c:585
  Inline: True
  Direct callers:
    - kernel/module.c:load_module
    - kernel/module.c:__symbol_get
    - kernel/module.c:resolve_symbol
  

  Symbols:

  c1506c7c-c1506d70: find_symbol (STB_LOCAL)
  c04080bc-c0408194: find_symbol (STB_GLOBAL)
  

• In ppc64el: Selective Inline ⚠️

  const struct kernel_symbol *find_symbol(const char *name, struct module **owner, const s32 **crc, bool gplok, bool warn);
  

  Collision: Unique Global

  Inline: Selective

  Transformation: False

  Instances:

  In kernel/module.c (c000000000226e60)
  Location: kernel/module.c:585
  Inline: True
  Direct callers:
    - kernel/module.c:load_module
    - kernel/module.c:__symbol_get
    - kernel/module.c:resolve_symbol
  

  Symbols:

  c000000000226e60-c000000000226f60: find_symbol (STB_GLOBAL)
  

• In riscv64: Selective Inline ⚠️

  const struct kernel_symbol *find_symbol(const char *name, struct module **owner, const s32 **crc, bool gplok, bool warn);
  

  Collision: Unique Global

  Inline: Selective

  Transformation: False

  Instances:

  In kernel/module.c (ffffffe000142ee8)
  Location: kernel/module.c:585
  Inline: True
  Direct callers:
    - kernel/module.c:load_module
    - kernel/module.c:__symbol_get
    - kernel/module.c:resolve_symbol
  

  Symbols:

  ffffffe000142ee8-ffffffe000142f90: find_symbol (STB_GLOBAL)
  

Flavor

• In aws: Selective Inline ⚠️

  const struct kernel_symbol *find_symbol(const char *name, struct module **owner, const s32 **crc, bool gplok, bool warn);
  

  Collision: Unique Global

  Inline: Selective

  Transformation: False

  Instances:

  In kernel/module.c (ffffffff8114a370)
  Location: kernel/module.c:585
  Inline: True
  Direct callers:
    - kernel/module.c:load_module
    - kernel/module.c:__symbol_get
    - kernel/module.c:resolve_symbol
  

  Symbols:

  ffffffff8114a370-ffffffff8114a418: find_symbol (STB_GLOBAL)
  

• In azure: Selective Inline ⚠️

  const struct kernel_symbol *find_symbol(const char *name, struct module **owner, const s32 **crc, bool gplok, bool warn);
  

  Collision: Unique Global

  Inline: Selective

  Transformation: False

  Instances:

  In kernel/module.c (ffffffff8113d620)
  Location: kernel/module.c:585
  Inline: True
  Direct callers:
    - kernel/module.c:load_module
    - kernel/module.c:__symbol_get
    - kernel/module.c:resolve_symbol
  

  Symbols:

  ffffffff8113d620-ffffffff8113d6c8: find_symbol (STB_GLOBAL)
  

• In gcp: Selective Inline ⚠️

  const struct kernel_symbol *find_symbol(const char *name, struct module **owner, const s32 **crc, bool gplok, bool warn);
  

  Collision: Unique Global

  Inline: Selective

  Transformation: False

  Instances:

  In kernel/module.c (ffffffff81148220)
  Location: kernel/module.c:585
  Inline: True
  Direct callers:
    - kernel/module.c:load_module
    - kernel/module.c:__symbol_get
    - kernel/module.c:resolve_symbol
  

  Symbols:

  ffffffff81148220-ffffffff811482c8: find_symbol (STB_GLOBAL)
  

• In lowlatency: Selective Inline ⚠️

  const struct kernel_symbol *find_symbol(const char *name, struct module **owner, const s32 **crc, bool gplok, bool warn);
  

  Collision: Unique Global

  Inline: Selective

  Transformation: False

  Instances:

  In kernel/module.c (ffffffff81154e70)
  Location: kernel/module.c:585
  Inline: True
  Direct callers:
    - kernel/module.c:load_module
    - kernel/module.c:__symbol_get
    - kernel/module.c:resolve_symbol
  

  Symbols:

  ffffffff81154e70-ffffffff81154f18: find_symbol (STB_GLOBAL)
  

Differences

Regular

• No changes between 4.4 and 4.8 ✅
• Changed between 4.8 and 4.10 ⚠️

  • Param type changed. const long unsigned int **crc ➡️ const s32 **crc
• No changes between 4.10 and 4.13 ✅
• No changes between 4.13 and 4.15 ✅
• No changes between 4.15 and 4.18 ✅
• No changes between 4.18 and 5.0 ✅
• No changes between 5.0 and 5.3 ✅
• No changes between 5.3 and 5.4 ✅
• No changes between 5.4 and 5.8 ✅
• Changed between 5.8 and 5.11 ⚠️

  • Param added. enum mod_license *license
  • Param reordered. name, owner, crc, gplok, warn ➡️ name, owner, crc, license, gplok, warn
• Changed between 5.11 and 5.13 ⚠️

  • Param added. struct find_symbol_arg *fsa
  • Param removed. const char *name
  • Param removed. struct module **owner
  • Param removed. const s32 **crc
  • Param removed. enum mod_license *license
  • Param removed. bool gplok
  • Param removed. bool warn
  • Return type changed. const struct kernel_symbol * ➡️ bool
• No changes between 5.13 and 5.15 ✅
• No changes between 5.15 and 5.19 ✅
• No changes between 5.19 and 6.2 ✅
• No changes between 6.2 and 6.5 ✅
• No changes between 6.5 and 6.8 ✅

Arch

• No changes between amd64 and arm64 ✅
• Changed between amd64 and armhf ⚠️

  • Param added. struct elfinfo *lib
  • Param added. const char *symname
  • Param removed. const char *name
  • Param removed. struct module **owner
  • Param removed. const s32 **crc
  • Param removed. bool gplok
  • Param removed. bool warn
  • Return type changed. const struct kernel_symbol * ➡️ Elf32_Sym *
• No changes between amd64 and ppc64el ✅
• No changes between amd64 and riscv64 ✅

Flavor

• No changes between generic and aws ✅
• No changes between generic and azure ✅
• No changes between generic and gcp ✅
• No changes between generic and lowlatency ✅