linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next v3 3/9] static_key: WARN on usage before jump_label

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Message-ID: <20131018000118.GF18135@order.stressinduktion.org>
Date:	Fri, 18 Oct 2013 02:01:18 +0200
From:	Hannes Frederic Sowa <hannes@...essinduktion.org>
To:	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>,
	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v3 3/9] static_key: WARN on usage before jump_label_init was called

On Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 05:19:40PM -0400, Steven Rostedt wrote:
> On Thu, 17 Oct 2013 07:31:57 +0200
> Hannes Frederic Sowa <hannes@...essinduktion.org> wrote:
> 
> > Based on a patch from Andi Kleen.
> 
> I'm fine with the patch, but the change log needs a lot more work.
> Like, why is this needed?  I know, but does anyone else?

Ok. :)

I'll move the description from the changelog here and write something
in a few days (hope to get more feedback on the other parts, especially
net_get_random_once).

Does that also mean you are in principle ok with the patch weakening
the check in arch/x86/jump_label.c?

Thanks for the review,

  Hannes

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