linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 6/9] livepatch: create per-task consistency model

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Date:	Tue, 10 Feb 2015 13:32:17 -0600
From:	Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>
To:	Seth Jennings <sjenning@...hat.com>
Cc:	Jiri Kosina <jkosina@...e.cz>, Vojtech Pavlik <vojtech@...e.cz>,
	Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@...achi.com>,
	live-patching@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 6/9] livepatch: create per-task consistency model

On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 01:27:59PM -0600, Seth Jennings wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 09, 2015 at 11:31:18AM -0600, Josh Poimboeuf wrote:
> > diff --git a/kernel/livepatch/transition.h b/kernel/livepatch/transition.h
> > new file mode 100644
> > index 0000000..ba9a55c
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/kernel/livepatch/transition.h
> > @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
> > +#include <linux/livepatch.h>
> > +
> > +enum {
> > +	KLP_UNIVERSE_UNDEFINED = -1,
> > +	KLP_UNIVERSE_OLD,
> > +	KLP_UNIVERSE_NEW,
> > +};
> > +
> > +extern struct mutex klp_mutex;
> 
> klp_mutex isn't defined in transition.c.  Maybe this extern should be in
> the transition.c file or in a core.h file, since core.c provides the
> definition?

I originally had the extern in transition.c, but then checkpatch
complained so I moved it to transition.h.  But yeah, it doesn't really
belong there either.

It's kind of ugly for transition.c to be using that mutex anyway.  I
think it'll be cleaner if I just move the work_fn into core.c.

-- 
Josh
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