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SubjectRe: [RFC PATCH 2/8] jump label v4 - x86: Introduce generic jump patching without stop_machine
On 01/14/2010 07:32 AM, Steven Rostedt wrote:
>> +
>> + /* Replacing 1 byte can be done atomically. */
>> + if (unlikely(len <= 1))
>> + return text_poke(addr, opcode, len);
>
> This part bothers me. The text_poke just writes over the text directly
> (using a separate mapping). But if that memory is in the pipeline of
> another CPU, I think this could cause a GPF.
>

Could you clarify why you think that?

-hpa

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H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
I work for Intel. I don't speak on their behalf.



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