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SubjectRe: [PATCH v4 1/2] livepatch: send a fake signal to all blocking tasks
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Jiri Kosina <jikos@kernel.org> writes:
> On Wed, 15 Nov 2017, Miroslav Benes wrote:
>> Live patching consistency model is of LEAVE_PATCHED_SET and
>> SWITCH_THREAD. This means that all tasks in the system have to be marked
>> one by one as safe to call a new patched function. Safe means when a
>> task is not (sleeping) in a set of patched functions. That is, no
>> patched function is on the task's stack. Another clearly safe place is
>> the boundary between kernel and userspace. The patching waits for all
>> tasks to get outside of the patched set or to cross the boundary. The
>> transition is completed afterwards.
...
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Miroslav Benes <mbenes@suse.cz>
>> Cc: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@redhat.com>
>> Cc: Michael Ellerman <mpe@ellerman.id.au>
>> Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
>> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>
>> Cc: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
>> Cc: Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org>
>> Cc: linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org
>> Cc: x86@kernel.org
>> ---
>> Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-kernel-livepatch | 12 +++++++
>> Documentation/livepatch/livepatch.txt | 11 +++++--
>> arch/powerpc/kernel/signal.c | 6 ++--
>> arch/x86/entry/common.c | 6 ++--
>> kernel/livepatch/core.c | 30 +++++++++++++++++
>> kernel/livepatch/transition.c | 41 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
>> kernel/livepatch/transition.h | 1 +
>> kernel/signal.c | 4 ++-
>
> I'd like to be queuing this patchset for the next merge window, so if
> there are any objections for the out-of-kernel/livepatch/* changes, please
> speak up now.

The powerpc changes look innocuous and in-line with the change log, no
objection from me. Have an ack if you like:

Acked-by: Michael Ellerman <mpe@ellerman.id.au> (powerpc)

cheers

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