2 files changed, 7 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/extable.c b/kernel/extable.c
index 7501b531ceed..7fe262855317 100644
--- a/kernel/extable.c
+++ b/kernel/extable.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ const struct exception_table_entry *search_exception_tables(unsigned long addr)
         return e;
 }
 
-static int core_kernel_text(unsigned long addr)
+int core_kernel_text(unsigned long addr)
 {
         if (addr >= (unsigned long)_stext &&
             addr <= (unsigned long)_etext)
diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
index d24deb0dbbc9..bbe04862e1b0 100644
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -705,14 +705,14 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(__symbol_put);
 
 void symbol_put_addr(void *addr)
 {
-        unsigned long flags;
+        struct module *modaddr;
 
-        spin_lock_irqsave(&modlist_lock, flags);
-        if (!kernel_text_address((unsigned long)addr))
-                BUG();
+        if (core_kernel_text((unsigned long)addr))
+                return;
 
-        module_put(module_text_address((unsigned long)addr));
-        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&modlist_lock, flags);
+        if (!(modaddr = module_text_address((unsigned long)addr)))
+                BUG();
+        module_put(modaddr);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(symbol_put_addr);