patch-2.1.18 linux/arch/i386/mm/extable.c

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diff -u --recursive --new-file v2.1.17/linux/arch/i386/mm/extable.c linux/arch/i386/mm/extable.c
@@ -14,11 +14,6 @@
 		 const struct exception_table_entry *last,
 		 unsigned long value)
 {
-	/* Some versions of the linker are buggy and do not align the
-	   __start pointer along with the section, thus we may be low.  */
-	if ((long)first & 3)
-		(long)first = ((long)first | 3) + 1;
-
         while (first <= last) {
 		const struct exception_table_entry *mid;
 		long diff;
@@ -39,25 +34,22 @@
 search_exception_table(unsigned long addr)
 {
 	unsigned long ret;
-#ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
-	struct module *mp;
-#endif
 
-	/* Search the kernel's table first.  */
-	ret = search_one_table(__start___ex_table,
-			       __stop___ex_table-1, addr);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
+#ifndef CONFIG_MODULES
+	/* There is only the kernel to search.  */
+	ret = search_one_table(__start___ex_table, __stop___ex_table-1, addr);
+	if (ret) return ret;
+#else
+	/* The kernel is the last "module" -- no need to treat it special.  */
+	struct module *mp;
 	for (mp = module_list; mp != NULL; mp = mp->next) {
-		if (mp->exceptinfo.start != NULL) {
-			ret = search_one_table(mp->exceptinfo.start,
-				mp->exceptinfo.stop-1, addr);
-			if (ret)
-				return ret;
-		}
+		if (mp->ex_table_start == NULL)
+			continue;
+		ret = search_one_table(mp->ex_table_start,
+				       mp->ex_table_end - 1, addr);
+		if (ret) return ret;
 	}
 #endif
+
 	return 0;
 }

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