Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rusty/linux-2.6-for-linus

* git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rusty/linux-2.6-for-linus:
  modpost: Fix modpost's license checking V3
  module: add /sys/module/<name>/uevent files
  module: change attr callbacks to take struct module_kobject
  modules: make arch's use default loader hooks
  modules: add default loader hook implementations
  param: fix return value handling in param_set_*

31 files changed, 143 insertions, 804 deletions

diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/module.c b/arch/alpha/kernel/module.c
index ebc3c894b5a2..2fd00b7077e4 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/kernel/module.c
+++ b/arch/alpha/kernel/module.c
@@ -29,20 +29,6 @@
 #define DEBUGP(fmt...)
 #endif
 
-void *
-module_alloc(unsigned long size)
-{
-	if (size == 0)
-		return NULL;
-	return vmalloc(size);
-}
-
-void
-module_free(struct module *mod, void *module_region)
-{
-	vfree(module_region);
-}
-
 /* Allocate the GOT at the end of the core sections.  */
 
 struct got_entry {
@@ -156,14 +142,6 @@ module_frob_arch_sections(Elf64_Ehdr *hdr, Elf64_Shdr *sechdrs,
 }
 
 int
-apply_relocate(Elf64_Shdr *sechdrs, const char *strtab, unsigned int symindex,
-	       unsigned int relsec, struct module *me)
-{
-	printk(KERN_ERR "module %s: REL relocation unsupported\n", me->name);
-	return -ENOEXEC;
-}
-
-int
 apply_relocate_add(Elf64_Shdr *sechdrs, const char *strtab,
 		   unsigned int symindex, unsigned int relsec,
 		   struct module *me)
@@ -302,15 +280,3 @@ apply_relocate_add(Elf64_Shdr *sechdrs, const char *strtab,
 
 	return 0;
 }
-
-int
-module_finalize(const Elf_Ehdr *hdr, const Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
-		struct module *me)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
-void
-module_arch_cleanup(struct module *mod)
-{
-}
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/module.c b/arch/arm/kernel/module.c
index 016d6a0830a3..05b377616fd5 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/module.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/module.c
@@ -43,25 +43,7 @@ void *module_alloc(unsigned long size)
 				GFP_KERNEL, PAGE_KERNEL_EXEC, -1,
 				__builtin_return_address(0));
 }
-#else /* CONFIG_MMU */
-void *module_alloc(unsigned long size)
-{
-	return size == 0 ? NULL : vmalloc(size);
-}
-#endif /* !CONFIG_MMU */
-
-void module_free(struct module *module, void *region)
-{
-	vfree(region);
-}
-
-int module_frob_arch_sections(Elf_Ehdr *hdr,
-			      Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
-			      char *secstrings,
-			      struct module *mod)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
+#endif
 
 int
 apply_relocate(Elf32_Shdr *sechdrs, const char *strtab, unsigned int symindex,
@@ -265,15 +247,6 @@ apply_relocate(Elf32_Shdr *sechdrs, const char *strtab, unsigned int symindex,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int
-apply_relocate_add(Elf32_Shdr *sechdrs, const char *strtab,
-		   unsigned int symindex, unsigned int relsec, struct module *module)
-{
-	printk(KERN_ERR "module %s: ADD RELOCATION unsupported\n",
-	       module->name);
-	return -ENOEXEC;
-}
-
 struct mod_unwind_map {
 	const Elf_Shdr *unw_sec;
 	const Elf_Shdr *txt_sec;
diff --git a/arch/avr32/kernel/module.c b/arch/avr32/kernel/module.c
index a727f54d64d6..596f7305d93f 100644
--- a/arch/avr32/kernel/module.c
+++ b/arch/avr32/kernel/module.c
@@ -19,13 +19,6 @@
 #include <linux/moduleloader.h>
 #include <linux/vmalloc.h>
 
-void *module_alloc(unsigned long size)
-{
-	if (size == 0)
-		return NULL;
-	return vmalloc(size);
-}
-
 void module_free(struct module *mod, void *module_region)
 {
 	vfree(mod->arch.syminfo);
@@ -299,15 +292,6 @@ int apply_relocate_add(Elf32_Shdr *sechdrs, const char *strtab,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int apply_relocate(Elf32_Shdr *sechdrs, const char *strtab,
-		   unsigned int symindex, unsigned int relindex,
-		   struct module *module)
-{
-	printk(KERN_ERR "module %s: REL relocations are not supported\n",
-		module->name);
-	return -ENOEXEC;
-}
-
 int module_finalize(const Elf_Ehdr *hdr, const Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
 		    struct module *module)
 {
@@ -316,7 +300,3 @@ int module_finalize(const Elf_Ehdr *hdr, const Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
 
 	return 0;
 }
-
-void module_arch_cleanup(struct module *module)
-{
-}
diff --git a/arch/blackfin/kernel/module.c b/arch/blackfin/kernel/module.c
index 35e350cad9d9..4489efc52883 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/kernel/module.c
+++ b/arch/blackfin/kernel/module.c
@@ -16,19 +16,6 @@
 #include <asm/cacheflush.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 
-void *module_alloc(unsigned long size)
-{
-	if (size == 0)
-		return NULL;
-	return vmalloc(size);
-}
-
-/* Free memory returned from module_alloc */
-void module_free(struct module *mod, void *module_region)
-{
-	vfree(module_region);
-}
-
 /* Transfer the section to the L1 memory */
 int
 module_frob_arch_sections(Elf_Ehdr *hdr, Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
@@ -150,14 +137,6 @@ module_frob_arch_sections(Elf_Ehdr *hdr, Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int
-apply_relocate(Elf_Shdr * sechdrs, const char *strtab,
-	       unsigned int symindex, unsigned int relsec, struct module *mod)
-{
-	pr_err(".rel unsupported\n");
-	return -ENOEXEC;
-}
-
 /*************************************************************************/
 /* FUNCTION : apply_relocate_add                                         */
 /* ABSTRACT : Blackfin specific relocation handling for the loadable     */
diff --git a/arch/cris/kernel/module.c b/arch/cris/kernel/module.c
index bcd502f74cda..37400f5869e6 100644
--- a/arch/cris/kernel/module.c
+++ b/arch/cris/kernel/module.c
@@ -30,45 +30,19 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ETRAX_KMALLOCED_MODULES
-#define MALLOC_MODULE(size) kmalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL)
-#define FREE_MODULE(region) kfree(region)
-#else
-#define MALLOC_MODULE(size) vmalloc_exec(size)
-#define FREE_MODULE(region) vfree(region)
-#endif
-
 void *module_alloc(unsigned long size)
 {
 	if (size == 0)
 		return NULL;
-	return MALLOC_MODULE(size);
+	return kmalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
 }
 
-
 /* Free memory returned from module_alloc */
 void module_free(struct module *mod, void *module_region)
 {
-	FREE_MODULE(module_region);
-}
-
-/* We don't need anything special. */
-int module_frob_arch_sections(Elf_Ehdr *hdr,
-			      Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
-			      char *secstrings,
-			      struct module *mod)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
-int apply_relocate(Elf32_Shdr *sechdrs,
-		   const char *strtab,
-		   unsigned int symindex,
-		   unsigned int relsec,
-		   struct module *me)
-{
-	printk(KERN_ERR "module %s: REL relocation unsupported\n", me->name);
-	return -ENOEXEC;
+	kfree(module_region);
 }
+#endif
 
 int apply_relocate_add(Elf32_Shdr *sechdrs,
 		       const char *strtab,
@@ -108,14 +82,3 @@ int apply_relocate_add(Elf32_Shdr *sechdrs,
 
 	return 0;
 }
-
-int module_finalize(const Elf_Ehdr *hdr,
-		    const Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
-		    struct module *me)
-{
- 	return 0;
-}
-
-void module_arch_cleanup(struct module *mod)
-{
-}
diff --git a/arch/frv/kernel/module.c b/arch/frv/kernel/module.c
index 711763c8a6f3..9d9835f1fe2b 100644
--- a/arch/frv/kernel/module.c
+++ b/arch/frv/kernel/module.c
@@ -22,57 +22,6 @@
 #define DEBUGP(fmt...)
 #endif
 
-void *module_alloc(unsigned long size)
-{
-	if (size == 0)
-		return NULL;
-
-	return vmalloc_exec(size);
-}
-
-
-/* Free memory returned from module_alloc */
-void module_free(struct module *mod, void *module_region)
-{
-	vfree(module_region);
-}
-
-/* We don't need anything special. */
-int module_frob_arch_sections(Elf_Ehdr *hdr,
-			      Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
-			      char *secstrings,
-			      struct module *mod)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
-int apply_relocate(Elf32_Shdr *sechdrs,
-		   const char *strtab,
-		   unsigned int symindex,
-		   unsigned int relsec,
-		   struct module *me)
-{
-	printk(KERN_ERR "module %s: ADD RELOCATION unsupported\n", me->name);
-	return -ENOEXEC;
-}
-
-int apply_relocate_add(Elf32_Shdr *sechdrs,
-		       const char *strtab,
-		       unsigned int symindex,
-		       unsigned int relsec,
-		       struct module *me)
-{
-	printk(KERN_ERR "module %s: ADD RELOCATION unsupported\n", me->name);
-	return -ENOEXEC;
-}
-
-int module_finalize(const Elf_Ehdr *hdr,
-		    const Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
-		    struct module *me)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
-void module_arch_cleanup(struct module *mod)
-{
-}
+/* TODO: At least one of apply_relocate or apply_relocate_add must be
+ * implemented in order to get working module support.
+ */
diff --git a/arch/h8300/kernel/module.c b/arch/h8300/kernel/module.c
index db4953dc4e1b..1d526e05db19 100644
--- a/arch/h8300/kernel/module.c
+++ b/arch/h8300/kernel/module.c
@@ -11,40 +11,6 @@
 #define DEBUGP(fmt...)
 #endif
 
-void *module_alloc(unsigned long size)
-{
-	if (size == 0)
-		return NULL;
-	return vmalloc(size);
-}
-
-
-/* Free memory returned from module_alloc */
-void module_free(struct module *mod, void *module_region)
-{
-	vfree(module_region);
-}
-
-/* We don't need anything special. */
-int module_frob_arch_sections(Elf_Ehdr *hdr,
-			      Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
-			      char *secstrings,
-			      struct module *mod)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
-int apply_relocate(Elf32_Shdr *sechdrs,
-		   const char *strtab,
-		   unsigned int symindex,
-		   unsigned int relsec,
-		   struct module *me)
-{
-	printk(KERN_ERR "module %s: RELOCATION unsupported\n",
-	       me->name);
-	return -ENOEXEC;
-}
-
 int apply_relocate_add(Elf32_Shdr *sechdrs,
 		       const char *strtab,
 		       unsigned int symindex,
@@ -107,14 +73,3 @@ int apply_relocate_add(Elf32_Shdr *sechdrs,
 	       me->name, rela[i].r_offset);
 	return -ENOEXEC;
 }
-
-int module_finalize(const Elf_Ehdr *hdr,
-		    const Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
-		    struct module *me)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
-void module_arch_cleanup(struct module *mod)
-{
-}
diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/module.c b/arch/ia64/kernel/module.c
index 1481b0a28ca0..24603be24c14 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/module.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/module.c
@@ -304,14 +304,6 @@ plt_target (struct plt_entry *plt)
 
 #endif /* !USE_BRL */
 
-void *
-module_alloc (unsigned long size)
-{
-	if (!size)
-		return NULL;
-	return vmalloc(size);
-}
-
 void
 module_free (struct module *mod, void *module_region)
 {
@@ -853,14 +845,6 @@ apply_relocate_add (Elf64_Shdr *sechdrs, const char *strtab, unsigned int symind
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int
-apply_relocate (Elf64_Shdr *sechdrs, const char *strtab, unsigned int symindex,
-		unsigned int relsec, struct module *mod)
-{
-	printk(KERN_ERR "module %s: REL relocs in section %u unsupported\n", mod->name, relsec);
-	return -ENOEXEC;
-}
-
 /*
  * Modules contain a single unwind table which covers both the core and the init text
  * sections but since the two are not contiguous, we need to split this table up such that
diff --git a/arch/m32r/kernel/module.c b/arch/m32r/kernel/module.c
index cb5f37d78d49..3071fe83ffc8 100644
--- a/arch/m32r/kernel/module.c
+++ b/arch/m32r/kernel/module.c
@@ -28,33 +28,6 @@
 #define DEBUGP(fmt...)
 #endif
 
-void *module_alloc(unsigned long size)
-{
-	if (size == 0)
-		return NULL;
-#ifdef CONFIG_MMU
-	return vmalloc_exec(size);
-#else
-	return vmalloc(size);
-#endif
-}
-
-
-/* Free memory returned from module_alloc */
-void module_free(struct module *mod, void *module_region)
-{
-	vfree(module_region);
-}
-
-/* We don't need anything special. */
-int module_frob_arch_sections(Elf_Ehdr *hdr,
-			      Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
-			      char *secstrings,
-			      struct module *mod)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
 #define COPY_UNALIGNED_WORD(sw, tw, align) \
 { \
 	void *__s = &(sw), *__t = &(tw); \
@@ -243,14 +216,3 @@ int apply_relocate(Elf32_Shdr *sechdrs,
 	return 0;
 
 }
-
-int module_finalize(const Elf_Ehdr *hdr,
-		    const Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
-		    struct module *me)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
-void module_arch_cleanup(struct module *mod)
-{
-}
diff --git a/arch/m68k/kernel/module_mm.c b/arch/m68k/kernel/module_mm.c
index cd6bcb1c957e..ceafc47c96d5 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/kernel/module_mm.c
+++ b/arch/m68k/kernel/module_mm.c
@@ -19,29 +19,6 @@
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
 
-void *module_alloc(unsigned long size)
-{
-	if (size == 0)
-		return NULL;
-	return vmalloc(size);
-}
-
-
-/* Free memory returned from module_alloc */
-void module_free(struct module *mod, void *module_region)
-{
-	vfree(module_region);
-}
-
-/* We don't need anything special. */
-int module_frob_arch_sections(Elf_Ehdr *hdr,
-			      Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
-			      char *secstrings,
-			      struct module *mod)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
 int apply_relocate(Elf32_Shdr *sechdrs,
 		   const char *strtab,
 		   unsigned int symindex,
@@ -131,10 +108,6 @@ int module_finalize(const Elf_Ehdr *hdr,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void module_arch_cleanup(struct module *mod)
-{
-}
-
 #endif /* CONFIG_MODULES */
 
 void module_fixup(struct module *mod, struct m68k_fixup_info *start,
diff --git a/arch/m68k/kernel/module_no.c b/arch/m68k/kernel/module_no.c
index d11ffae7956a..5a097c6063fa 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/kernel/module_no.c
+++ b/arch/m68k/kernel/module_no.c
@@ -11,29 +11,6 @@
 #define DEBUGP(fmt...)
 #endif
 
-void *module_alloc(unsigned long size)
-{
-	if (size == 0)
-		return NULL;
-	return vmalloc(size);
-}
-
-
-/* Free memory returned from module_alloc */
-void module_free(struct module *mod, void *module_region)
-{
-	vfree(module_region);
-}
-
-/* We don't need anything special. */
-int module_frob_arch_sections(Elf_Ehdr *hdr,
-			      Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
-			      char *secstrings,
-			      struct module *mod)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
 int apply_relocate(Elf32_Shdr *sechdrs,
 		   const char *strtab,
 		   unsigned int symindex,
@@ -113,14 +90,3 @@ int apply_relocate_add(Elf32_Shdr *sechdrs,
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
-
-int module_finalize(const Elf_Ehdr *hdr,
-		    const Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
-		    struct module *me)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
-void module_arch_cleanup(struct module *mod)
-{
-}
diff --git a/arch/microblaze/kernel/module.c b/arch/microblaze/kernel/module.c
index 0e73f6606547..142426f631bb 100644
--- a/arch/microblaze/kernel/module.c
+++ b/arch/microblaze/kernel/module.c
@@ -18,37 +18,6 @@
 #include <asm/pgtable.h>
 #include <asm/cacheflush.h>
 
-void *module_alloc(unsigned long size)
-{
-	void *ret;
-	ret = (size == 0) ? NULL : vmalloc(size);
-	pr_debug("module_alloc (%08lx@%08lx)\n", size, (unsigned long int)ret);
-	return ret;
-}
-
-void module_free(struct module *module, void *region)
-{
-	pr_debug("module_free(%s,%08lx)\n", module->name,
-					(unsigned long)region);
-	vfree(region);
-}
-
-int module_frob_arch_sections(Elf_Ehdr *hdr,
-				Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
-				char *secstrings,
-				struct module *mod)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
-int apply_relocate(Elf32_Shdr *sechdrs, const char *strtab,
-	unsigned int symindex, unsigned int relsec, struct module *module)
-{
-	printk(KERN_ERR "module %s: ADD RELOCATION unsupported\n",
-		module->name);
-	return -ENOEXEC;
-}
-
 int apply_relocate_add(Elf32_Shdr *sechdrs, const char *strtab,
 	unsigned int symindex, unsigned int relsec, struct module *module)
 {
@@ -155,7 +124,3 @@ int module_finalize(const Elf32_Ehdr *hdr, const Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
 	flush_dcache();
 	return 0;
 }
-
-void module_arch_cleanup(struct module *mod)
-{
-}
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/module.c b/arch/mips/kernel/module.c
index dd940b701963..4b930ac4aff2 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/module.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/module.c
@@ -45,30 +45,14 @@ static struct mips_hi16 *mips_hi16_list;
 static LIST_HEAD(dbe_list);
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(dbe_lock);
 
+#ifdef MODULE_START
 void *module_alloc(unsigned long size)
 {
-#ifdef MODULE_START
 	return __vmalloc_node_range(size, 1, MODULE_START, MODULE_END,
 				GFP_KERNEL, PAGE_KERNEL, -1,
 				__builtin_return_address(0));
-#else
-	if (size == 0)
-		return NULL;
-	return vmalloc(size);
-#endif
-}
-
-/* Free memory returned from module_alloc */
-void module_free(struct module *mod, void *module_region)
-{
-	vfree(module_region);
-}
-
-int module_frob_arch_sections(Elf_Ehdr *hdr, Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
-			      char *secstrings, struct module *mod)
-{
-	return 0;
 }
+#endif
 
 static int apply_r_mips_none(struct module *me, u32 *location, Elf_Addr v)
 {
diff --git a/arch/mn10300/kernel/module.c b/arch/mn10300/kernel/module.c
index 196a111e2e29..216ad23c9570 100644
--- a/arch/mn10300/kernel/module.c
+++ b/arch/mn10300/kernel/module.c
@@ -32,36 +32,6 @@
 #define DEBUGP(fmt, ...)
 #endif
 
-/*
- * allocate storage for a module
- */
-void *module_alloc(unsigned long size)
-{
-	if (size == 0)
-		return NULL;
-	return vmalloc_exec(size);
-}
-
-/*
- * free memory returned from module_alloc()
- */
-void module_free(struct module *mod, void *module_region)
-{
-	vfree(module_region);
-}
-
-/*
- * allow the arch to fix up the section table
- * - we don't need anything special
- */
-int module_frob_arch_sections(Elf_Ehdr *hdr,
-			      Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
-			      char *secstrings,
-			      struct module *mod)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static void reloc_put16(uint8_t *p, uint32_t val)
 {
 	p[0] = val & 0xff;
@@ -81,20 +51,6 @@ static void reloc_put32(uint8_t *p, uint32_t val)
 }
 
 /*
- * apply a REL relocation
- */
-int apply_relocate(Elf32_Shdr *sechdrs,
-		   const char *strtab,
-		   unsigned int symindex,
-		   unsigned int relsec,
-		   struct module *me)
-{
-	printk(KERN_ERR "module %s: RELOCATION unsupported\n",
-	       me->name);
-	return -ENOEXEC;
-}
-
-/*
  * apply a RELA relocation
  */
 int apply_relocate_add(Elf32_Shdr *sechdrs,
@@ -198,20 +154,3 @@ int apply_relocate_add(Elf32_Shdr *sechdrs,
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
-
-/*
- * finish loading the module
- */
-int module_finalize(const Elf_Ehdr *hdr,
-		    const Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
-		    struct module *me)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
-/*
- * finish clearing the module
- */
-void module_arch_cleanup(struct module *mod)
-{
-}
diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/module.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/module.c
index cedbbb8b18d9..5e34ccf39a49 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/module.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/module.c
@@ -540,18 +540,6 @@ static Elf_Addr get_stub(struct module *me, unsigned long value, long addend,
 	return (Elf_Addr)stub;
 }
 
-int apply_relocate(Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
-		   const char *strtab,
-		   unsigned int symindex,
-		   unsigned int relsec,
-		   struct module *me)
-{
-	/* parisc should not need this ... */
-	printk(KERN_ERR "module %s: RELOCATION unsupported\n",
-	       me->name);
-	return -ENOEXEC;
-}
-
 #ifndef CONFIG_64BIT
 int apply_relocate_add(Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
 		       const char *strtab,
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/module.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/module.c
index 49cee9df225b..a1cd701b5753 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/module.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/module.c
@@ -31,20 +31,6 @@
 
 LIST_HEAD(module_bug_list);
 
-void *module_alloc(unsigned long size)
-{
-	if (size == 0)
-		return NULL;
-
-	return vmalloc_exec(size);
-}
-
-/* Free memory returned from module_alloc */
-void module_free(struct module *mod, void *module_region)
-{
-	vfree(module_region);
-}
-
 static const Elf_Shdr *find_section(const Elf_Ehdr *hdr,
 				    const Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
 				    const char *name)
@@ -93,7 +79,3 @@ int module_finalize(const Elf_Ehdr *hdr,
 
 	return 0;
 }
-
-void module_arch_cleanup(struct module *mod)
-{
-}
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/module_32.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/module_32.c
index f832773fc28e..0b6d79617d7b 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/module_32.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/module_32.c
@@ -174,17 +174,6 @@ int module_frob_arch_sections(Elf32_Ehdr *hdr,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int apply_relocate(Elf32_Shdr *sechdrs,
-		   const char *strtab,
-		   unsigned int symindex,
-		   unsigned int relsec,
-		   struct module *module)
-{
-	printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Non-ADD RELOCATION unsupported\n",
-	       module->name);
-	return -ENOEXEC;
-}
-
 static inline int entry_matches(struct ppc_plt_entry *entry, Elf32_Addr val)
 {
 	if (entry->jump[0] == 0x3d600000 + ((val + 0x8000) >> 16)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/module_64.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/module_64.c
index 8fbb12508bf3..9f44a775a106 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/module_64.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/module_64.c
@@ -243,16 +243,6 @@ int module_frob_arch_sections(Elf64_Ehdr *hdr,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int apply_relocate(Elf64_Shdr *sechdrs,
-		   const char *strtab,
-		   unsigned int symindex,
-		   unsigned int relsec,
-		   struct module *me)
-{
-	printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Non-ADD RELOCATION unsupported\n", me->name);
-	return -ENOEXEC;
-}
-
 /* r2 is the TOC pointer: it actually points 0x8000 into the TOC (this
    gives the value maximum span in an instruction which uses a signed
    offset) */
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/module.c b/arch/s390/kernel/module.c
index f7167ee4604c..dfcb3436bad0 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/module.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/module.c
@@ -45,13 +45,6 @@
 #define PLT_ENTRY_SIZE 20
 #endif /* CONFIG_64BIT */
 
-void *module_alloc(unsigned long size)
-{
-	if (size == 0)
-		return NULL;
-	return vmalloc(size);
-}
-
 /* Free memory returned from module_alloc */
 void module_free(struct module *mod, void *module_region)
 {
@@ -176,15 +169,6 @@ module_frob_arch_sections(Elf_Ehdr *hdr, Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int
-apply_relocate(Elf_Shdr *sechdrs, const char *strtab, unsigned int symindex,
-	       unsigned int relsec, struct module *me)
-{
-	printk(KERN_ERR "module %s: RELOCATION unsupported\n",
-	       me->name);
-	return -ENOEXEC;
-}
-
 static int
 apply_rela(Elf_Rela *rela, Elf_Addr base, Elf_Sym *symtab, 
 	   struct module *me)
@@ -409,7 +393,3 @@ int module_finalize(const Elf_Ehdr *hdr,
 	me->arch.syminfo = NULL;
 	return 0;
 }
-
-void module_arch_cleanup(struct module *mod)
-{
-}
diff --git a/arch/score/kernel/module.c b/arch/score/kernel/module.c
index 4de8d47becd3..469e3b64e2f2 100644
--- a/arch/score/kernel/module.c
+++ b/arch/score/kernel/module.c
@@ -27,23 +27,6 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/vmalloc.h>
 
-void *module_alloc(unsigned long size)
-{
-	return size ? vmalloc(size) : NULL;
-}
-
-/* Free memory returned from module_alloc */
-void module_free(struct module *mod, void *module_region)
-{
-	vfree(module_region);
-}
-
-int module_frob_arch_sections(Elf_Ehdr *hdr, Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
-			char *secstrings, struct module *mod)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
 int apply_relocate(Elf_Shdr *sechdrs, const char *strtab,
 		unsigned int symindex, unsigned int relindex,
 		struct module *me)
@@ -146,6 +129,9 @@ int apply_relocate_add(Elf_Shdr *sechdrs, const char *strtab,
 		unsigned int symindex, unsigned int relsec,
 		struct module *me)
 {
+	/* Non-standard return value... most other arch's return -ENOEXEC
+	 * for an unsupported relocation variant
+	 */
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -154,12 +140,3 @@ const struct exception_table_entry *search_module_dbetables(unsigned long addr)
 {
 	return NULL;
 }
-
-/* Put in dbe list if necessary. */
-int module_finalize(const Elf_Ehdr *hdr, const Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
-		struct module *me)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
-void module_arch_cleanup(struct module *mod) {}
diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/module.c b/arch/sh/kernel/module.c
index 19b1f8826aef..1b525dedd29a 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/module.c
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/module.c
@@ -34,30 +34,6 @@
 #include <asm/unaligned.h>
 #include <asm/dwarf.h>
 
-void *module_alloc(unsigned long size)
-{
-	if (size == 0)
-		return NULL;
-
-	return vmalloc_exec(size);
-}
-
-
-/* Free memory returned from module_alloc */
-void module_free(struct module *mod, void *module_region)
-{
-	vfree(module_region);
-}
-
-/* We don't need anything special. */
-int module_frob_arch_sections(Elf_Ehdr *hdr,
-			      Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
-			      char *secstrings,
-			      struct module *mod)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
 int apply_relocate_add(Elf32_Shdr *sechdrs,
 		   const char *strtab,
 		   unsigned int symindex,
@@ -133,17 +109,6 @@ int apply_relocate_add(Elf32_Shdr *sechdrs,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int apply_relocate(Elf32_Shdr *sechdrs,
-		       const char *strtab,
-		       unsigned int symindex,
-		       unsigned int relsec,
-		       struct module *me)
-{
-	printk(KERN_ERR "module %s: REL RELOCATION unsupported\n",
-	       me->name);
-	return -ENOEXEC;
-}
-
 int module_finalize(const Elf_Ehdr *hdr,
 		    const Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
 		    struct module *me)
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/module.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/module.c
index 99ba5baa9497..da0c6c70ccb2 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/module.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/module.c
@@ -68,12 +68,6 @@ void *module_alloc(unsigned long size)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-/* Free memory returned from module_core_alloc/module_init_alloc */
-void module_free(struct module *mod, void *module_region)
-{
-	vfree(module_region);
-}
-
 /* Make generic code ignore STT_REGISTER dummy undefined symbols.  */
 int module_frob_arch_sections(Elf_Ehdr *hdr,
 			      Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
@@ -107,17 +101,6 @@ int module_frob_arch_sections(Elf_Ehdr *hdr,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int apply_relocate(Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
-		   const char *strtab,
-		   unsigned int symindex,
-		   unsigned int relsec,
-		   struct module *me)
-{
-	printk(KERN_ERR "module %s: non-ADD RELOCATION unsupported\n",
-	       me->name);
-	return -ENOEXEC;
-}
-
 int apply_relocate_add(Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
 		       const char *strtab,
 		       unsigned int symindex,
@@ -239,15 +222,4 @@ int module_finalize(const Elf_Ehdr *hdr,
 
 	return 0;
 }
-#else
-int module_finalize(const Elf_Ehdr *hdr,
-                    const Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
-                    struct module *me)
-{
-        return 0;
-}
 #endif /* CONFIG_SPARC64 */
-
-void module_arch_cleanup(struct module *mod)
-{
-}
diff --git a/arch/tile/kernel/module.c b/arch/tile/kernel/module.c
index f68df69f1f67..28fa6ece9d3a 100644
--- a/arch/tile/kernel/module.c
+++ b/arch/tile/kernel/module.c
@@ -98,25 +98,6 @@ void module_free(struct module *mod, void *module_region)
 	 */
 }
 
-/* We don't need anything special. */
-int module_frob_arch_sections(Elf_Ehdr *hdr,
-			      Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
-			      char *secstrings,
-			      struct module *mod)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
-int apply_relocate(Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
-		   const char *strtab,
-		   unsigned int symindex,
-		   unsigned int relsec,
-		   struct module *me)
-{
-	pr_err("module %s: .rel relocation unsupported\n", me->name);
-	return -ENOEXEC;
-}
-
 #ifdef __tilegx__
 /*
  * Validate that the high 16 bits of "value" is just the sign-extension of
@@ -249,15 +230,3 @@ int apply_relocate_add(Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
-
-int module_finalize(const Elf_Ehdr *hdr,
-		    const Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
-		    struct module *me)
-{
-	/* FIXME: perhaps remove the "writable" bit from the TLB? */
-	return 0;
-}
-
-void module_arch_cleanup(struct module *mod)
-{
-}
diff --git a/arch/unicore32/kernel/module.c b/arch/unicore32/kernel/module.c
index 3e5a38d71a1e..8fbe8577f5e6 100644
--- a/arch/unicore32/kernel/module.c
+++ b/arch/unicore32/kernel/module.c
@@ -37,19 +37,6 @@ void *module_alloc(unsigned long size)
 	return __vmalloc_area(area, GFP_KERNEL, PAGE_KERNEL_EXEC);
 }
 
-void module_free(struct module *module, void *region)
-{
-	vfree(region);
-}
-
-int module_frob_arch_sections(Elf_Ehdr *hdr,
-			      Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
-			      char *secstrings,
-			      struct module *mod)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
 int
 apply_relocate(Elf32_Shdr *sechdrs, const char *strtab, unsigned int symindex,
 	       unsigned int relindex, struct module *module)
@@ -128,25 +115,3 @@ apply_relocate(Elf32_Shdr *sechdrs, const char *strtab, unsigned int symindex,
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
-
-int
-apply_relocate_add(Elf32_Shdr *sechdrs, const char *strtab,
-		   unsigned int symindex, unsigned int relsec,
-		   struct module *module)
-{
-	printk(KERN_ERR "module %s: ADD RELOCATION unsupported\n",
-	       module->name);
-	return -ENOEXEC;
-}
-
-int
-module_finalize(const Elf32_Ehdr *hdr, const Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
-		struct module *module)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
-void
-module_arch_cleanup(struct module *mod)
-{
-}
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/module.c b/arch/x86/kernel/module.c
index 52f256f2cc81..925179f871de 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/module.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/module.c
@@ -45,21 +45,6 @@ void *module_alloc(unsigned long size)
 				-1, __builtin_return_address(0));
 }
 
-/* Free memory returned from module_alloc */
-void module_free(struct module *mod, void *module_region)
-{
-	vfree(module_region);
-}
-
-/* We don't need anything special. */
-int module_frob_arch_sections(Elf_Ehdr *hdr,
-			      Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
-			      char *secstrings,
-			      struct module *mod)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
 int apply_relocate(Elf32_Shdr *sechdrs,
 		   const char *strtab,
@@ -100,17 +85,6 @@ int apply_relocate(Elf32_Shdr *sechdrs,
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
-
-int apply_relocate_add(Elf32_Shdr *sechdrs,
-		       const char *strtab,
-		       unsigned int symindex,
-		       unsigned int relsec,
-		       struct module *me)
-{
-	printk(KERN_ERR "module %s: ADD RELOCATION unsupported\n",
-	       me->name);
-	return -ENOEXEC;
-}
 #else /*X86_64*/
 int apply_relocate_add(Elf64_Shdr *sechdrs,
 		   const char *strtab,
@@ -181,17 +155,6 @@ overflow:
 	       me->name);
 	return -ENOEXEC;
 }
-
-int apply_relocate(Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
-		   const char *strtab,
-		   unsigned int symindex,
-		   unsigned int relsec,
-		   struct module *me)
-{
-	printk(KERN_ERR "non add relocation not supported\n");
-	return -ENOSYS;
-}
-
 #endif
 
 int module_finalize(const Elf_Ehdr *hdr,
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/kernel/module.c b/arch/xtensa/kernel/module.c
index c1accea8cb56..451dda928c93 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/kernel/module.c
+++ b/arch/xtensa/kernel/module.c
@@ -24,26 +24,6 @@
 
 #undef DEBUG_RELOCATE
 
-void *module_alloc(unsigned long size)
-{
-	if (size == 0)
-		return NULL;
-	return vmalloc_exec(size);
-}
-
-void module_free(struct module *mod, void *module_region)
-{
-	vfree(module_region);
-}
-
-int module_frob_arch_sections(Elf32_Ehdr *hdr,
-    			      Elf32_Shdr *sechdrs,
-			      char *secstrings,
-			      struct module *mod)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int
 decode_calln_opcode (unsigned char *location)
 {
@@ -66,18 +46,6 @@ decode_l32r_opcode (unsigned char *location)
 #endif
 }
 
-int apply_relocate(Elf32_Shdr *sechdrs,
-    		   const char *strtab,
-		   unsigned int symindex,
-		   unsigned int relsec,
-		   struct module *mod)
-{
-        printk(KERN_ERR "module %s: REL RELOCATION unsupported\n",
-               mod->name);
-        return -ENOEXEC;
-
-}
-
 int apply_relocate_add(Elf32_Shdr *sechdrs,
 		       const char *strtab,
 		       unsigned int symindex,
@@ -222,14 +190,3 @@ int apply_relocate_add(Elf32_Shdr *sechdrs,
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
-
-int module_finalize(const Elf_Ehdr *hdr,
-    		    const Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
-		    struct module *mod)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
-void module_arch_cleanup(struct module *mod)
-{
-}
diff --git a/include/linux/module.h b/include/linux/module.h
index d9ca2d5dc6d0..1c30087a2d81 100644
--- a/include/linux/module.h
+++ b/include/linux/module.h
@@ -48,10 +48,18 @@ struct modversion_info
 
 struct module;
 
+struct module_kobject {
+	struct kobject kobj;
+	struct module *mod;
+	struct kobject *drivers_dir;
+	struct module_param_attrs *mp;
+};
+
 struct module_attribute {
-        struct attribute attr;
-        ssize_t (*show)(struct module_attribute *, struct module *, char *);
-        ssize_t (*store)(struct module_attribute *, struct module *,
+	struct attribute attr;
+	ssize_t (*show)(struct module_attribute *, struct module_kobject *,
+			char *);
+	ssize_t (*store)(struct module_attribute *, struct module_kobject *,
 			 const char *, size_t count);
 	void (*setup)(struct module *, const char *);
 	int (*test)(struct module *);
@@ -65,15 +73,9 @@ struct module_version_attribute {
 } __attribute__ ((__aligned__(sizeof(void *))));
 
 extern ssize_t __modver_version_show(struct module_attribute *,
-				     struct module *, char *);
+				     struct module_kobject *, char *);
 
-struct module_kobject
-{
-	struct kobject kobj;
-	struct module *mod;
-	struct kobject *drivers_dir;
-	struct module_param_attrs *mp;
-};
+extern struct module_attribute module_uevent;
 
 /* These are either module local, or the kernel's dummy ones. */
 extern int init_module(void);
diff --git a/include/linux/moduleloader.h b/include/linux/moduleloader.h
index c1f40c2f7ffb..b2be02ebf453 100644
--- a/include/linux/moduleloader.h
+++ b/include/linux/moduleloader.h
@@ -5,7 +5,12 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/elf.h>
 
-/* These must be implemented by the specific architecture */
+/* These may be implemented by architectures that need to hook into the
+ * module loader code.  Architectures that don't need to do anything special
+ * can just rely on the 'weak' default hooks defined in kernel/module.c.
+ * Note, however, that at least one of apply_relocate or apply_relocate_add
+ * must be implemented by each architecture.
+ */
 
 /* Adjust arch-specific sections.  Return 0 on success.  */
 int module_frob_arch_sections(Elf_Ehdr *hdr,
diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
index 795bdc7f5c3f..04379f92f843 100644
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -545,9 +545,9 @@ static void setup_modinfo_##field(struct module *mod, const char *s)  \
 	mod->field = kstrdup(s, GFP_KERNEL);                          \
 }                                                                     \
 static ssize_t show_modinfo_##field(struct module_attribute *mattr,   \
-	                struct module *mod, char *buffer)             \
+			struct module_kobject *mk, char *buffer)      \
 {                                                                     \
-	return sprintf(buffer, "%s\n", mod->field);                   \
+	return sprintf(buffer, "%s\n", mk->mod->field);               \
 }                                                                     \
 static int modinfo_##field##_exists(struct module *mod)               \
 {                                                                     \
@@ -902,9 +902,9 @@ void symbol_put_addr(void *addr)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(symbol_put_addr);
 
 static ssize_t show_refcnt(struct module_attribute *mattr,
-			   struct module *mod, char *buffer)
+			   struct module_kobject *mk, char *buffer)
 {
-	return sprintf(buffer, "%u\n", module_refcount(mod));
+	return sprintf(buffer, "%u\n", module_refcount(mk->mod));
 }
 
 static struct module_attribute refcnt = {
@@ -952,11 +952,11 @@ static inline int module_unload_init(struct module *mod)
 #endif /* CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD */
 
 static ssize_t show_initstate(struct module_attribute *mattr,
-			   struct module *mod, char *buffer)
+			      struct module_kobject *mk, char *buffer)
 {
 	const char *state = "unknown";
 
-	switch (mod->state) {
+	switch (mk->mod->state) {
 	case MODULE_STATE_LIVE:
 		state = "live";
 		break;
@@ -975,10 +975,27 @@ static struct module_attribute initstate = {
 	.show = show_initstate,
 };
 
+static ssize_t store_uevent(struct module_attribute *mattr,
+			    struct module_kobject *mk,
+			    const char *buffer, size_t count)
+{
+	enum kobject_action action;
+
+	if (kobject_action_type(buffer, count, &action) == 0)
+		kobject_uevent(&mk->kobj, action);
+	return count;
+}
+
+struct module_attribute module_uevent = {
+	.attr = { .name = "uevent", .mode = 0200 },
+	.store = store_uevent,
+};
+
 static struct module_attribute *modinfo_attrs[] = {
 	&modinfo_version,
 	&modinfo_srcversion,
 	&initstate,
+	&module_uevent,
 #ifdef CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD
 	&refcnt,
 #endif
@@ -1187,7 +1204,7 @@ struct module_sect_attrs
 };
 
 static ssize_t module_sect_show(struct module_attribute *mattr,
-				struct module *mod, char *buf)
+				struct module_kobject *mk, char *buf)
 {
 	struct module_sect_attr *sattr =
 		container_of(mattr, struct module_sect_attr, mattr);
@@ -1697,6 +1714,15 @@ static void unset_module_core_ro_nx(struct module *mod) { }
 static void unset_module_init_ro_nx(struct module *mod) { }
 #endif
 
+void __weak module_free(struct module *mod, void *module_region)
+{
+	vfree(module_region);
+}
+
+void __weak module_arch_cleanup(struct module *mod)
+{
+}
+
 /* Free a module, remove from lists, etc. */
 static void free_module(struct module *mod)
 {
@@ -1851,6 +1877,26 @@ static int simplify_symbols(struct module *mod, const struct load_info *info)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+int __weak apply_relocate(Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
+			  const char *strtab,
+			  unsigned int symindex,
+			  unsigned int relsec,
+			  struct module *me)
+{
+	pr_err("module %s: REL relocation unsupported\n", me->name);
+	return -ENOEXEC;
+}
+
+int __weak apply_relocate_add(Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
+			      const char *strtab,
+			      unsigned int symindex,
+			      unsigned int relsec,
+			      struct module *me)
+{
+	pr_err("module %s: RELA relocation unsupported\n", me->name);
+	return -ENOEXEC;
+}
+
 static int apply_relocations(struct module *mod, const struct load_info *info)
 {
 	unsigned int i;
@@ -2235,6 +2281,11 @@ static void dynamic_debug_remove(struct _ddebug *debug)
 		ddebug_remove_module(debug->modname);
 }
 
+void * __weak module_alloc(unsigned long size)
+{
+	return size == 0 ? NULL : vmalloc_exec(size);
+}
+
 static void *module_alloc_update_bounds(unsigned long size)
 {
 	void *ret = module_alloc(size);
@@ -2645,6 +2696,14 @@ static void flush_module_icache(const struct module *mod)
 	set_fs(old_fs);
 }
 
+int __weak module_frob_arch_sections(Elf_Ehdr *hdr,
+				     Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
+				     char *secstrings,
+				     struct module *mod)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static struct module *layout_and_allocate(struct load_info *info)
 {
 	/* Module within temporary copy. */
@@ -2716,6 +2775,13 @@ static void module_deallocate(struct module *mod, struct load_info *info)
 	module_free(mod, mod->module_core);
 }
 
+int __weak module_finalize(const Elf_Ehdr *hdr,
+			   const Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
+			   struct module *me)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int post_relocation(struct module *mod, const struct load_info *info)
 {
 	/* Sort exception table now relocations are done. */
diff --git a/kernel/params.c b/kernel/params.c
index ed72e1330862..22df3e0d142a 100644
--- a/kernel/params.c
+++ b/kernel/params.c
@@ -225,8 +225,8 @@ int parse_args(const char *name,
 		int ret;						\
 									\
 		ret = strtolfn(val, 0, &l);				\
-		if (ret == -EINVAL || ((type)l != l))			\
-			return -EINVAL;					\
+		if (ret < 0 || ((type)l != l))				\
+			return ret < 0 ? ret : -EINVAL;			\
 		*((type *)kp->arg) = l;					\
 		return 0;						\
 	}								\
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ struct module_param_attrs
 #define to_param_attr(n) container_of(n, struct param_attribute, mattr)
 
 static ssize_t param_attr_show(struct module_attribute *mattr,
-			       struct module *mod, char *buf)
+			       struct module_kobject *mk, char *buf)
 {
 	int count;
 	struct param_attribute *attribute = to_param_attr(mattr);
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ static ssize_t param_attr_show(struct module_attribute *mattr,
 
 /* sysfs always hands a nul-terminated string in buf.  We rely on that. */
 static ssize_t param_attr_store(struct module_attribute *mattr,
-				struct module *owner,
+				struct module_kobject *km,
 				const char *buf, size_t len)
 {
  	int err;
@@ -730,6 +730,10 @@ static struct module_kobject * __init locate_module_kobject(const char *name)
 		mk->kobj.kset = module_kset;
 		err = kobject_init_and_add(&mk->kobj, &module_ktype, NULL,
 					   "%s", name);
+#ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
+		if (!err)
+			err = sysfs_create_file(&mk->kobj, &module_uevent.attr);
+#endif
 		if (err) {
 			kobject_put(&mk->kobj);
 			printk(KERN_ERR
@@ -807,7 +811,7 @@ static void __init param_sysfs_builtin(void)
 }
 
 ssize_t __modver_version_show(struct module_attribute *mattr,
-			      struct module *mod, char *buf)
+			      struct module_kobject *mk, char *buf)
 {
 	struct module_version_attribute *vattr =
 		container_of(mattr, struct module_version_attribute, mattr);
@@ -852,7 +856,7 @@ static ssize_t module_attr_show(struct kobject *kobj,
 	if (!attribute->show)
 		return -EIO;
 
-	ret = attribute->show(attribute, mk->mod, buf);
+	ret = attribute->show(attribute, mk, buf);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -871,7 +875,7 @@ static ssize_t module_attr_store(struct kobject *kobj,
 	if (!attribute->store)
 		return -EIO;
 
-	ret = attribute->store(attribute, mk->mod, buf, len);
+	ret = attribute->store(attribute, mk, buf, len);
 
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.c b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
index 413c53693e62..a509ff8f32fa 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c
+++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
@@ -254,6 +254,28 @@ static enum export export_no(const char *s)
 	return export_unknown;
 }
 
+static const char *sec_name(struct elf_info *elf, int secindex);
+
+#define strstarts(str, prefix) (strncmp(str, prefix, strlen(prefix)) == 0)
+
+static enum export export_from_secname(struct elf_info *elf, unsigned int sec)
+{
+	const char *secname = sec_name(elf, sec);
+
+	if (strstarts(secname, "___ksymtab+"))
+		return export_plain;
+	else if (strstarts(secname, "___ksymtab_unused+"))
+		return export_unused;
+	else if (strstarts(secname, "___ksymtab_gpl+"))
+		return export_gpl;
+	else if (strstarts(secname, "___ksymtab_unused_gpl+"))
+		return export_unused_gpl;
+	else if (strstarts(secname, "___ksymtab_gpl_future+"))
+		return export_gpl_future;
+	else
+		return export_unknown;
+}
+
 static enum export export_from_sec(struct elf_info *elf, unsigned int sec)
 {
 	if (sec == elf->export_sec)
@@ -563,7 +585,12 @@ static void handle_modversions(struct module *mod, struct elf_info *info,
 			       Elf_Sym *sym, const char *symname)
 {
 	unsigned int crc;
-	enum export export = export_from_sec(info, get_secindex(info, sym));
+	enum export export;
+
+	if (!is_vmlinux(mod->name) && strncmp(symname, "__ksymtab", 9) == 0)
+		export = export_from_secname(info, get_secindex(info, sym));
+	else
+		export = export_from_sec(info, get_secindex(info, sym));
 
 	switch (sym->st_shndx) {
 	case SHN_COMMON: