linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6] livepatch: introduce shadow variable API

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Date:   Tue, 12 Sep 2017 18:11:00 -0400
From:   Joe Lawrence <joe.lawrence@...hat.com>
To:     Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>
Cc:     live-patching@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Jessica Yu <jeyu@...hat.com>, Jiri Kosina <jikos@...nel.org>,
        Miroslav Benes <mbenes@...e.cz>, Petr Mladek <pmladek@...e.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6] livepatch: introduce shadow variable API

On 09/12/2017 12:20 PM, Josh Poimboeuf wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 31, 2017 at 04:37:41PM -0400, Joe Lawrence wrote:
>> +void *__klp_shadow_get_or_alloc(void *obj, unsigned long id, void *data,
>> +		       size_t size, gfp_t gfp_flags, bool warn_on_exist)
>> +{
>> +	struct klp_shadow *new_shadow;
>> +	void *shadow_data;
>> +	unsigned long flags;
>> +
>> +	/* Check if the shadow variable if <obj, id> already exists */
> 
> Grammar fix: either
> 
>   s/if the shadow variable//
> 
> or
> 
>   s/if <obj, id>//
> 
> Otherwise:
> 
> Acked-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>
> 

If this is the only outstanding nit, can this be fixed up on merge or
does it need a new patch spin?

Thanks,

-- Joe