Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 12 Feb 2015 14:16:28 +0100 | From | Jiri Slaby <> | Subject | Re: [RFC PATCH 6/9] livepatch: create per-task consistency model |
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Hi,
On 02/12/2015, 02:08 PM, Peter Zijlstra wrote: > How can one task run new and another task old functions?
because this is how it is designed to work in one of the consistency models.
> Once you patch > any indirect function pointer any task will see the new call.
It does not patch any pointers. Callees' fentrys are "patched" using ftrace.
> And what's wrong with using known good spots like the freezer?
This was already discussed too. Please STA.
thanks, -- js suse labs
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