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SubjectRe: [PATCH v14 05/11] livepatch: Simplify API by removing registration step
On Thu, 6 Dec 2018, Petr Mladek wrote:

> On Wed 2018-12-05 14:32:53, Joe Lawrence wrote:
> > > diff --git a/kernel/livepatch/core.c b/kernel/livepatch/core.c
> > > index 972520144713..e01dfa3b58d2 100644
> > > --- a/kernel/livepatch/core.c
> > > +++ b/kernel/livepatch/core.c
> > > @@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
> > > */
> > > DEFINE_MUTEX(klp_mutex);
> > >
> > > -/* Registered patches */
> > > +/* Actively used patches. */
> > > LIST_HEAD(klp_patches);
> >
> > By itself, this comment makes me wonder if there are un-active and/or
> > un-used patches that I need to worry about. After this patchset,
> > klp_patches will include patches that have been enabled and those that
> > have been replaced, but the replacement transition is still in progress.
> >
> > If that sounds accurate, how about adding to the comment:
> >
> > /* Actively used patches: enabled or replaced and awaiting transition */
>
> The replaced patches are not in the list. This is why I used the word
> "actively".

The replaced patches are removed in klp_discard_replaced_patches(), which
is called from klp_complete_transition(). Joe is right. The patches are in
the list if a transition is still in progress.

Miroslav

> /*
> * Actively used patches: enabled or in transition. Note that replaced
> * or disabled patches are not listed even though the related kernel
> * module still can be loaded.
> */

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