kernel: remove support for kernel 4.9

No target uses kernel 4.9 anymore.

Signed-off-by: Adrian Schmutzler <freifunk@adrianschmutzler.de>

1 files changed, 0 insertions, 214 deletions

diff --git a/target/linux/generic/hack-4.9/204-module_strip.patch b/target/linux/generic/hack-4.9/204-module_strip.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 2f34791cd9..0000000000
--- a/target/linux/generic/hack-4.9/204-module_strip.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,214 +0,0 @@
-From a779a482fb9b9f8fcdf8b2519c789b4b9bb5dd05 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Felix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>
-Date: Fri, 7 Jul 2017 16:56:48 +0200
-Subject: build: add a hack for removing non-essential module info
-
-Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>
----
- include/linux/module.h      | 13 ++++++++-----
- include/linux/moduleparam.h | 15 ++++++++++++---
- init/Kconfig                |  7 +++++++
- kernel/module.c             |  5 ++++-
- scripts/mod/modpost.c       | 12 ++++++++++++
- 5 files changed, 43 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
-
---- a/include/linux/module.h
-+++ b/include/linux/module.h
-@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ extern void cleanup_module(void);
- 
- /* Generic info of form tag = "info" */
- #define MODULE_INFO(tag, info) __MODULE_INFO(tag, tag, info)
-+#define MODULE_INFO_STRIP(tag, info) __MODULE_INFO_STRIP(tag, tag, info)
- 
- /* For userspace: you can also call me... */
- #define MODULE_ALIAS(_alias) MODULE_INFO(alias, _alias)
-@@ -202,12 +203,12 @@ extern void cleanup_module(void);
-  * Author(s), use "Name <email>" or just "Name", for multiple
-  * authors use multiple MODULE_AUTHOR() statements/lines.
-  */
--#define MODULE_AUTHOR(_author) MODULE_INFO(author, _author)
-+#define MODULE_AUTHOR(_author) MODULE_INFO_STRIP(author, _author)
- 
- /* What your module does. */
--#define MODULE_DESCRIPTION(_description) MODULE_INFO(description, _description)
-+#define MODULE_DESCRIPTION(_description) MODULE_INFO_STRIP(description, _description)
- 
--#ifdef MODULE
-+#if defined(MODULE) && !defined(CONFIG_MODULE_STRIPPED)
- /* Creates an alias so file2alias.c can find device table. */
- #define MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(type, name)					\
- extern const typeof(name) __mod_##type##__##name##_device_table		\
-@@ -234,7 +235,9 @@ extern const typeof(name) __mod_##type##
-  */
- 
- #if defined(MODULE) || !defined(CONFIG_SYSFS)
--#define MODULE_VERSION(_version) MODULE_INFO(version, _version)
-+#define MODULE_VERSION(_version) MODULE_INFO_STRIP(version, _version)
-+#elif defined(CONFIG_MODULE_STRIPPED)
-+#define MODULE_VERSION(_version) __MODULE_INFO_DISABLED(version)
- #else
- #define MODULE_VERSION(_version)					\
- 	static struct module_version_attribute ___modver_attr = {	\
-@@ -256,7 +259,7 @@ extern const typeof(name) __mod_##type##
- /* Optional firmware file (or files) needed by the module
-  * format is simply firmware file name.  Multiple firmware
-  * files require multiple MODULE_FIRMWARE() specifiers */
--#define MODULE_FIRMWARE(_firmware) MODULE_INFO(firmware, _firmware)
-+#define MODULE_FIRMWARE(_firmware) MODULE_INFO_STRIP(firmware, _firmware)
- 
- struct notifier_block;
- 
---- a/include/linux/moduleparam.h
-+++ b/include/linux/moduleparam.h
-@@ -16,6 +16,16 @@
- /* Chosen so that structs with an unsigned long line up. */
- #define MAX_PARAM_PREFIX_LEN (64 - sizeof(unsigned long))
- 
-+/* This struct is here for syntactic coherency, it is not used */
-+#define __MODULE_INFO_DISABLED(name)					  \
-+  struct __UNIQUE_ID(name) {}
-+
-+#ifdef CONFIG_MODULE_STRIPPED
-+#define __MODULE_INFO_STRIP(tag, name, info) __MODULE_INFO_DISABLED(name)
-+#else
-+#define __MODULE_INFO_STRIP(tag, name, info) __MODULE_INFO(tag, name, info)
-+#endif
-+
- #ifdef MODULE
- #define __MODULE_INFO(tag, name, info)					  \
- static const char __UNIQUE_ID(name)[]					  \
-@@ -23,8 +33,7 @@ static const char __UNIQUE_ID(name)[]
-   = __stringify(tag) "=" info
- #else  /* !MODULE */
- /* This struct is here for syntactic coherency, it is not used */
--#define __MODULE_INFO(tag, name, info)					  \
--  struct __UNIQUE_ID(name) {}
-+#define __MODULE_INFO(tag, name, info) __MODULE_INFO_DISABLED(name)
- #endif
- #define __MODULE_PARM_TYPE(name, _type)					  \
-   __MODULE_INFO(parmtype, name##type, #name ":" _type)
-@@ -32,7 +41,7 @@ static const char __UNIQUE_ID(name)[]
- /* 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)
-+	__MODULE_INFO_STRIP(parm, _parm, #_parm ":" desc)
- 
- struct kernel_param;
- 
---- a/init/Kconfig
-+++ b/init/Kconfig
-@@ -2122,6 +2122,13 @@ config TRIM_UNUSED_KSYMS
- 
- 	  If unsure, or if you need to build out-of-tree modules, say N.
- 
-+config MODULE_STRIPPED
-+	bool "Reduce module size"
-+	depends on MODULES
-+	help
-+	  Remove module parameter descriptions, author info, version, aliases,
-+	  device tables, etc.
-+
- endif # MODULES
- 
- config MODULES_TREE_LOOKUP
---- a/kernel/module.c
-+++ b/kernel/module.c
-@@ -2970,9 +2970,11 @@ static struct module *setup_load_info(st
- 
- static int check_modinfo(struct module *mod, struct load_info *info, int flags)
- {
--	const char *modmagic = get_modinfo(info, "vermagic");
- 	int err;
- 
-+#ifndef CONFIG_MODULE_STRIPPED
-+	const char *modmagic = get_modinfo(info, "vermagic");
-+
- 	if (flags & MODULE_INIT_IGNORE_VERMAGIC)
- 		modmagic = NULL;
- 
-@@ -2993,6 +2995,7 @@ static int check_modinfo(struct module *
- 				mod->name);
- 		add_taint_module(mod, TAINT_OOT_MODULE, LOCKDEP_STILL_OK);
- 	}
-+#endif
- 
- 	check_modinfo_retpoline(mod, info);
- 
---- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c
-+++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
-@@ -1979,7 +1979,9 @@ static void read_symbols(char *modname)
- 		symname = remove_dot(info.strtab + sym->st_name);
- 
- 		handle_modversions(mod, &info, sym, symname);
-+#ifndef CONFIG_MODULE_STRIPPED
- 		handle_moddevtable(mod, &info, sym, symname);
-+#endif
- 	}
- 	if (!is_vmlinux(modname) ||
- 	     (is_vmlinux(modname) && vmlinux_section_warnings))
-@@ -2123,7 +2125,9 @@ static void add_header(struct buffer *b,
- 	buf_printf(b, "#include <linux/vermagic.h>\n");
- 	buf_printf(b, "#include <linux/compiler.h>\n");
- 	buf_printf(b, "\n");
-+#ifndef CONFIG_MODULE_STRIPPED
- 	buf_printf(b, "MODULE_INFO(vermagic, VERMAGIC_STRING);\n");
-+#endif
- 	buf_printf(b, "\n");
- 	buf_printf(b, "__visible struct module __this_module\n");
- 	buf_printf(b, "__attribute__((section(\".gnu.linkonce.this_module\"))) = {\n");
-@@ -2140,24 +2144,30 @@ static void add_header(struct buffer *b,
- 
- static void add_intree_flag(struct buffer *b, int is_intree)
- {
-+#ifndef CONFIG_MODULE_STRIPPED
- 	if (is_intree)
- 		buf_printf(b, "\nMODULE_INFO(intree, \"Y\");\n");
-+#endif
- }
- 
- /* Cannot check for assembler */
- static void add_retpoline(struct buffer *b)
- {
-+#ifndef CONFIG_MODULE_STRIPPED
- 	buf_printf(b, "\n#ifdef RETPOLINE\n");
- 	buf_printf(b, "MODULE_INFO(retpoline, \"Y\");\n");
- 	buf_printf(b, "#endif\n");
-+#endif
- }
- 
- static void add_staging_flag(struct buffer *b, const char *name)
- {
-+#ifndef CONFIG_MODULE_STRIPPED
- 	static const char *staging_dir = "drivers/staging";
- 
- 	if (strncmp(staging_dir, name, strlen(staging_dir)) == 0)
- 		buf_printf(b, "\nMODULE_INFO(staging, \"Y\");\n");
-+#endif
- }
- 
- /* In kernel, this size is defined in linux/module.h;
-@@ -2261,11 +2271,13 @@ static void add_depends(struct buffer *b
- 
- static void add_srcversion(struct buffer *b, struct module *mod)
- {
-+#ifndef CONFIG_MODULE_STRIPPED
- 	if (mod->srcversion[0]) {
- 		buf_printf(b, "\n");
- 		buf_printf(b, "MODULE_INFO(srcversion, \"%s\");\n",
- 			   mod->srcversion);
- 	}
-+#endif
- }
- 
- static void write_if_changed(struct buffer *b, const char *fname)
-@@ -2500,7 +2512,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
- 		add_staging_flag(&buf, mod->name);
- 		err |= add_versions(&buf, mod);
- 		add_depends(&buf, mod, modules);
-+#ifndef CONFIG_MODULE_STRIPPED
- 		add_moddevtable(&buf, mod);
-+#endif
- 		add_srcversion(&buf, mod);
- 
- 		sprintf(fname, "%s.mod.c", mod->name);