linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] livepatch: make kobject in klp

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Date:	Tue, 19 May 2015 09:21:44 -0500
From:	Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>
To:	Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>
Cc:	live-patching@...r.kernel.org, sjenning@...hat.com,
	jkosina@...e.cz, vojtech@...e.cz, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Miroslav Benes <mbenes@...e.cz>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] livepatch: make kobject in klp_object statically
 allocated

On Tue, May 19, 2015 at 12:01:18PM +0200, Jiri Slaby wrote:
> From: Miroslav Benes <mbenes@...e.cz>
> 
> Make kobj variable (of type struct kobject) statically allocated in
> klp_object structure. It will allow us to move in the func-object-patch
> hierarchy through kobject links.
> 
> The only reason to have it dynamic was to not have empty release
> callback in the code. However we have empty callbacks for function and
> patch in the code now, so it is no longer valid and the advantage of
> static allocation is clear.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Miroslav Benes <mbenes@...e.cz>
> Signed-off-by: Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>

Acked-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>

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Josh
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