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Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2017 08:09:16 -0500 From: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com> To: Miroslav Benes <mbenes@...e.cz> Cc: jeyu@...nel.org, jikos@...nel.org, pmladek@...e.com, lpechacek@...e.cz, pavel@....cz, live-patching@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>, Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>, linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org, x86@...nel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 1/2] livepatch: send a fake signal to all blocking tasks On Tue, Oct 31, 2017 at 12:48:52PM +0100, Miroslav Benes wrote: > + > +/* > + * Sends a fake signal to all non-kthread tasks with TIF_PATCH_PENDING set. > + * Kthreads with TIF_PATCH_PENDING set are woken up. Only admin can request this > + * action currently. > + */ > +void klp_force_signals(void) Since "force" now has a separate meaning, it's a little confusing to have it in the name of this function. How about klp_send_signals() or klp_signal()? -- Josh
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