kernel: constructor support
Call constructors (gcc-generated initcall-like functions) during kernel
start and module load. Constructors are e.g. used for gcov data
initialization.
Disable constructor support for usermode Linux to prevent conflicts with
host glibc.
Signed-off-by: Peter Oberparleiter <oberpar@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Acked-by: Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>
Acked-by: WANG Cong <xiyou.wangcong@gmail.com>
Cc: Sam Ravnborg <sam@ravnborg.org>
Cc: Jeff Dike <jdike@addtoit.com>
Cc: Andi Kleen <andi@firstfloor.org>
Cc: Huang Ying <ying.huang@intel.com>
Cc: Li Wei <W.Li@Sun.COM>
Cc: Michael Ellerman <michaele@au1.ibm.com>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
Cc: Heiko Carstens <heicars2@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc: Martin Schwidefsky <mschwid2@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
index c4b3c6d..1ce05a4 100644
--- a/init/Kconfig
+++ b/init/Kconfig
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@
default "$ARCH_DEFCONFIG"
default "arch/$ARCH/defconfig"
+config CONSTRUCTORS
+ bool
+ depends on !UML
+ default y
+
menu "General setup"
config EXPERIMENTAL
diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
index 0e7aede..1a65fdd 100644
--- a/init/main.c
+++ b/init/main.c
@@ -720,6 +720,17 @@
rest_init();
}
+/* Call all constructor functions linked into the kernel. */
+static void __init do_ctors(void)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_CONSTRUCTORS
+ ctor_fn_t *call = (ctor_fn_t *) __ctors_start;
+
+ for (; call < (ctor_fn_t *) __ctors_end; call++)
+ (*call)();
+#endif
+}
+
int initcall_debug;
core_param(initcall_debug, initcall_debug, bool, 0644);
@@ -800,6 +811,7 @@
usermodehelper_init();
driver_init();
init_irq_proc();
+ do_ctors();
do_initcalls();
}