linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/3] livepatch: add shadow variable sample program

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Message-ID: <e6287260-736d-f91e-9516-c6a485f77c17@redhat.com>
Date:   Tue, 13 Jun 2017 13:32:05 -0400
From:   Joe Lawrence <joe.lawrence@...hat.com>
To:     Miroslav Benes <mbenes@...e.cz>
Cc:     live-patching@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>,
        Jessica Yu <jeyu@...hat.com>, Jiri Kosina <jikos@...nel.org>,
        Petr Mladek <pmladek@...e.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] livepatch: add shadow variable sample program

On 06/13/2017 07:00 AM, Miroslav Benes wrote:
> On Thu, 1 Jun 2017, Joe Lawrence wrote:
> 
>> Modify the sample livepatch to demonstrate the shadow variable API.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Joe Lawrence <joe.lawrence@...hat.com>
>> ---
>>  samples/livepatch/livepatch-sample.c | 39 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
>>  1 file changed, 38 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> Would it make sense to make this our second sample module? I think we 
> should keep one as simple as possible, and illustrate new features in 
> separate sample modules.
> 
> I'd like to have another one for klp-convert patch set too.
> 
> What do you think?
> 
> Miroslav
> 

Yeah, adding this as a new sample module is a good idea.  I'll split
that out in v2.

I'm not familiar with klp-convert, so I'll assume that will be handled
as its own patch(set).

Thanks,

-- Joe