linux-kernel - Re: livepatch/module: remove livepatch module notifier

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Date:	Tue, 15 Mar 2016 10:10:08 +0100
From:	Petr Mladek <pmladek@...e.com>
To:	Jessica Yu <jeyu@...hat.com>
Cc:	Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>,
	Seth Jennings <sjenning@...hat.com>,
	Jiri Kosina <jikos@...nel.org>,
	Vojtech Pavlik <vojtech@...e.com>,
	Miroslav Benes <mbenes@...e.cz>,
	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>,
	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
	live-patching@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: livepatch/module: remove livepatch module notifier

On Mon 2016-03-14 13:50:09, Jessica Yu wrote:
> +++ Petr Mladek [14/03/16 16:06 +0100]:
> >On Fri 2016-03-11 15:03:48, Jessica Yu wrote:
> >>+err:
> >>+	/*
> >>+	 * If a patch is unsuccessfully applied, return
> >>+	 * error to the module loader.
> >>+	 */
> >>+	pr_warn("patch '%s' failed for module '%s', refusing to load module '%s'\n",
> >>+		patch->mod->name, obj->mod->name, obj->mod->name);
> >
> >One more thing. We should add here:
> >
> >	mod->klp_alive = true;
> >
> >Otherwise, there is a small race window when a new patch will try to
> >patch the module.
> 
> Ah, you are right. I think you meant false, though :-) Will fix that.

Yeah, I meant false :-)

Thanks,
Petr