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    SubjectRe: [PATCH] [2/11] x86: Fix alternatives and kprobes to remap write-protected kernel text
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    On Monday 23 July 2007 16:46:03 Mathieu Desnoyers wrote:

    > I would recommend to prefix with __init every function that is assumed
    > "safe" because executed at boot time. It would minimize the risks of
    > buggy usage of these text-modification primitives. That includes
    > text_poke() and a big chunk of the apply alternative code. (it should
    > never be executed on a live system, except at boot time, right ?)

    lock prefix patching can happen later on cpu hotplug/unplug event.

    -Andi

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