linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v8 7/8] livepatch: Correctly handle atomic replace for not yet loaded modules

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Message-ID: <20180305144203.2u3i2jzznsb7swsn@treble>
Date:   Mon, 5 Mar 2018 08:42:03 -0600
From:   Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>
To:     Miroslav Benes <mbenes@...e.cz>
Cc:     Joe Lawrence <joe.lawrence@...hat.com>,
        Petr Mladek <pmladek@...e.com>, Jiri Kosina <jikos@...nel.org>,
        Jason Baron <jbaron@...mai.com>, Jessica Yu <jeyu@...nel.org>,
        Evgenii Shatokhin <eshatokhin@...tuozzo.com>,
        live-patching@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v8 7/8] livepatch: Correctly handle atomic replace for
 not yet loaded modules

On Mon, Mar 05, 2018 at 10:54:16AM +0100, Miroslav Benes wrote:
> > I think this problem is contained to only replacement patches that need
> > the nop-revert feature... if the replacement patch provides a new
> > function definition, then it shouldn't be affected.
> > 
> > Man, we need a regression test suite for all these cases :)
> 
> Any volunteer?

I'd strongly prefer that we get such selftests in place before merging
any more major features...

-- 
Josh