2 files changed, 29 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/module.h b/include/linux/module.h
index 9e9dc7c24d95..d06c74fb8c26 100644
--- a/include/linux/module.h
+++ b/include/linux/module.h
@@ -358,6 +358,7 @@ static inline int module_is_live(struct module *mod)
 /* Is this address in a module? (second is with no locks, for oops) */
 struct module *module_text_address(unsigned long addr);
 struct module *__module_text_address(unsigned long addr);
+int is_module_address(unsigned long addr);
 
 /* Returns module and fills in value, defined and namebuf, or NULL if
    symnum out of range. */
@@ -496,6 +497,11 @@ static inline struct module *__module_text_address(unsigned long addr)
         return NULL;
 }
 
+static inline int is_module_address(unsigned long addr)
+{
+        return 0;
+}
+
 /* Get/put a kernel symbol (calls should be symmetric) */
 #define symbol_get(x) ({ extern typeof(x) x __attribute__((weak)); &(x); })
 #define symbol_put(x) do { } while(0)
diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
index 281172f01e9a..0351625767b1 100644
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -2159,6 +2159,29 @@ const struct exception_table_entry *search_module_extables(unsigned long addr)
         return e;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Is this a valid module address?
+ */
+int is_module_address(unsigned long addr)
+{
+        unsigned long flags;
+        struct module *mod;
+
+        spin_lock_irqsave(&modlist_lock, flags);
+
+        list_for_each_entry(mod, &modules, list) {
+                if (within(addr, mod->module_core, mod->core_size)) {
+                        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&modlist_lock, flags);
+                        return 1;
+                }
+        }
+
+        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&modlist_lock, flags);
+
+        return 0;
+}
+
+
 /* Is this a valid kernel address?  We don't grab the lock: we are oopsing. */
 struct module *__module_text_address(unsigned long addr)
 {