linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4] livepatch: introduce shadow variable API

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Message-ID: <20170817162808.tcdky4z2qlj27co5@treble>
Date:   Thu, 17 Aug 2017 11:28:08 -0500
From:   Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>
To:     Joe Lawrence <joe.lawrence@...hat.com>
Cc:     Petr Mladek <pmladek@...e.com>, live-patching@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Jessica Yu <jeyu@...hat.com>,
        Jiri Kosina <jikos@...nel.org>, Miroslav Benes <mbenes@...e.cz>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4] livepatch: introduce shadow variable API

On Thu, Aug 17, 2017 at 12:01:33PM -0400, Joe Lawrence wrote:
> Without a good real-world example, you've convinced me that
> klp_shadow_update_or_attach() could be dropped.  I think this will also
> simplify the requirements of a shared __klp_shadow_get_or_attach() like
> you sketched out earlier.
> 
> If Josh and Miroslav don't mind, I'd like to continue churning this
> patch with the suggestions that Petr has made.

By all means, go ahead.  I rescind my Ack ;-)

-- 
Josh