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diff --git a/include/linux/moduleparam.h b/include/linux/moduleparam.h
index ddaae98c53f..c47f4d60db0 100644
--- a/include/linux/moduleparam.h
+++ b/include/linux/moduleparam.h
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ static const char __module_cat(name,__LINE__)[] \
#define __MODULE_PARM_TYPE(name, _type) \
__MODULE_INFO(parmtype, name##type, #name ":" _type)
+/* One for each parameter, describing how to use it. Some files do
+ multiple of these per line, so can't just use MODULE_INFO. */
+#define MODULE_PARM_DESC(_parm, desc) \
+ __MODULE_INFO(parm, _parm, #_parm ":" desc)
+
struct kernel_param;
struct kernel_param_ops {
@@ -262,6 +267,26 @@ static inline void __kernel_param_unlock(void)
.str = &__param_string_##name, 0, perm); \
__MODULE_PARM_TYPE(name, "string")
+/**
+ * parameq - checks if two parameter names match
+ * @name1: parameter name 1
+ * @name2: parameter name 2
+ *
+ * Returns true if the two parameter names are equal.
+ * Dashes (-) are considered equal to underscores (_).
+ */
+extern bool parameq(const char *name1, const char *name2);
+
+/**
+ * parameqn - checks if two parameter names match
+ * @name1: parameter name 1
+ * @name2: parameter name 2
+ * @n: the length to compare
+ *
+ * Similar to parameq(), except it compares @n characters.
+ */
+extern bool parameqn(const char *name1, const char *name2, size_t n);
+
/* Called on module insert or kernel boot */
extern int parse_args(const char *name,
char *args,
@@ -325,23 +350,23 @@ extern int param_set_charp(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp);
extern int param_get_charp(char *buffer, const struct kernel_param *kp);
#define param_check_charp(name, p) __param_check(name, p, char *)
-/* For historical reasons "bool" parameters can be (unsigned) "int". */
+/* We used to allow int as well as bool. We're taking that away! */
extern struct kernel_param_ops param_ops_bool;
extern int param_set_bool(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp);
extern int param_get_bool(char *buffer, const struct kernel_param *kp);
-#define param_check_bool(name, p) \
- static inline void __check_##name(void) \
- { \
- BUILD_BUG_ON(!__same_type((p), bool *) && \
- !__same_type((p), unsigned int *) && \
- !__same_type((p), int *)); \
- }
+#define param_check_bool(name, p) __param_check(name, p, bool)
extern struct kernel_param_ops param_ops_invbool;
extern int param_set_invbool(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp);
extern int param_get_invbool(char *buffer, const struct kernel_param *kp);
#define param_check_invbool(name, p) __param_check(name, p, bool)
+/* An int, which can only be set like a bool (though it shows as an int). */
+extern struct kernel_param_ops param_ops_bint;
+extern int param_set_bint(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp);
+#define param_get_bint param_get_int
+#define param_check_bint param_check_int
+
/**
* module_param_array - a parameter which is an array of some type
* @name: the name of the array variable
@@ -370,6 +395,7 @@ extern int param_get_invbool(char *buffer, const struct kernel_param *kp);
* module_param_named() for why this might be necessary.
*/
#define module_param_array_named(name, array, type, nump, perm) \
+ param_check_##type(name, &(array)[0]); \
static const struct kparam_array __param_arr_##name \
= { .max = ARRAY_SIZE(array), .num = nump, \
.ops = &param_ops_##type, \