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diff --git a/target/linux/generic/patches-4.3/204-module_strip.patch b/target/linux/generic/patches-4.3/204-module_strip.patch
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/linux/generic/patches-4.3/204-module_strip.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,194 @@
+From: Felix Fietkau <nbd@openwrt.org>
+Subject: [PATCH] build: add a hack for removing non-essential module info
+
+Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <nbd@openwrt.org>
+---
+--- a/include/linux/module.h
++++ b/include/linux/module.h
+@@ -169,9 +169,10 @@ void trim_init_extable(struct module *m)
+
+ /* 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)
++#define MODULE_ALIAS(_alias) MODULE_INFO_STRIP(alias, _alias)
+
+ /* Soft module dependencies. See man modprobe.d for details.
+ * Example: MODULE_SOFTDEP("pre: module-foo module-bar post: module-baz")
+@@ -212,12 +213,12 @@ void trim_init_extable(struct module *m)
+ * 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 \
+@@ -244,7 +245,9 @@ 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 = { \
+@@ -266,7 +269,7 @@ 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)
+
+ /* Given an address, look for it in the exception tables */
+ const struct exception_table_entry *search_exception_tables(unsigned long add);
+--- 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
+@@ -2026,6 +2026,13 @@ config MODULE_COMPRESS_XZ
+
+ endchoice
+
++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
+@@ -2836,6 +2836,7 @@ static struct module *setup_load_info(st
+
+ static int check_modinfo(struct module *mod, struct load_info *info, int flags)
+ {
++#ifndef CONFIG_MODULE_STRIPPED
+ const char *modmagic = get_modinfo(info, "vermagic");
+ int err;
+
+@@ -2861,6 +2862,7 @@ static int check_modinfo(struct module *
+ pr_warn("%s: module is from the staging directory, the quality "
+ "is unknown, you have been warned.\n", mod->name);
+ }
++#endif
+
+ /* Set up license info based on the info section */
+ set_license(mod, get_modinfo(info, "license"));
+--- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c
++++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
+@@ -1960,7 +1960,9 @@ 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))
+@@ -2104,7 +2106,9 @@ 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");
+@@ -2121,16 +2125,20 @@ 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
+ }
+
+ 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
+ }
+
+ /**
+@@ -2223,11 +2231,13 @@ 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)
+@@ -2458,7 +2468,9 @@ 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);