linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4] livepatch: Prevent to apply the patch once coming module notifier fails

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Date:	Fri, 15 May 2015 09:35:49 +0800
From:	Minfei Huang <mhuang@...hat.com>
To:	Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>
Cc:	Minfei Huang <mnfhuang@...il.com>, sjenning@...hat.com,
	jkosina@...e.cz, vojtech@...e.cz, live-patching@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4] livepatch: Prevent to apply the patch once coming
 module notifier fails

On 05/14/15 at 09:30am, Josh Poimboeuf wrote:
> On Thu, May 14, 2015 at 09:51:07AM +0800, Minfei Huang wrote:
> > @@ -891,22 +891,24 @@ static void klp_module_notify_coming(struct klp_patch *patch,
> >  	int ret;
> >  
> >  	ret = klp_init_object_loaded(patch, obj);
> > -	if (ret)
> > -		goto err;
> > +	if (ret) {
> > +		pr_warn("failed to initialize patch '%s' for module '%s' (%d)\n",
> > +			pmod->name, mod->name, ret);
> > +		goto out;
> > +	}
> >  
> >  	if (patch->state == KLP_DISABLED)
> > -		return;
> > +		goto out;
> >  
> >  	pr_notice("applying patch '%s' to loading module '%s'\n",
> >  		  pmod->name, mod->name);
> >  
> >  	ret = klp_enable_object(obj);
> > -	if (!ret)
> > -		return;
> > -
> > -err:
> > -	pr_warn("failed to apply patch '%s' to module '%s' (%d)\n",
> > -		pmod->name, mod->name, ret);
> > +	if (ret)
> > +		pr_warn("failed to apply patch '%s' to module '%s' (%d)\n",
> > +			pmod->name, mod->name, ret);
> > +out:
> > +	return ret;
> 
> One more minor comment: the out label isn't needed.  Instead of "goto
> out", they can just return directly.

Ok, I will remove the label "out" in the next version.

Thanks
Minfei

> 
> Other than that, it looks good to me.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> -- 
> Josh
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