linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6] livepatch: Clear relocation targets on a module removal

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Date:   Mon, 12 Dec 2022 09:16:01 +0100 (CET)
From:   Miroslav Benes <mbenes@...e.cz>
To:     Song Liu <song@...nel.org>
cc:     live-patching@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        jpoimboe@...nel.org, jikos@...nel.org, pmladek@...e.com,
        x86@...nel.org, joe.lawrence@...hat.com,
        linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org, Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6] livepatch: Clear relocation targets on a module
 removal

> > Petr has commented on the code aspects. I will just add that s390x was not
> > dealt with at the time because there was no live patching support for
> > s390x back then if I remember correctly and my notes do not lie. The same
> > applies to powerpc32. I think that both should be fixed as well with this
> > patch. It might also help to clean up the ifdeffery in the patch a bit.
> 
> I don't have test environments for s390 and powerpc, so I really don't know
> whether I am doing something sane for them.

I would say that if you implement it, there are people here who would be 
able help with the testing and reviewing the changes if CCed.

> Would you have time to finish these parts? (Or maybe the whole patch..)

Unfortunately I cannot promise anything at the moment. I am really sorry 
about that.

Miroslav