| From | Andy Lutomirski <> | Date | Fri, 29 Apr 2016 11:08:04 -0700 | Subject | Re: [RFC PATCH v2 09/18] livepatch/x86: add TIF_PATCH_PENDING thread flag |
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On Thu, Apr 28, 2016 at 1:44 PM, Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> wrote: > Add the TIF_PATCH_PENDING thread flag to enable the new livepatch > per-task consistency model for x86_64. The bit getting set indicates > the thread has a pending patch which needs to be applied when the thread > exits the kernel. > > The bit is placed in the least-significant word of the thread_info flags
NAK to that part.
The least-significant word thing is a huge hack that has gotten out of control. Please add the thing explicitly to all relevant masks.
--Andy
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