linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 0/4] livepatch: Add garbage collection for shadow variables

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Message-ID: <3e3f4bee-4fba-7ab7-b104-7c13d89db102@redhat.com>
Date:   Thu, 26 Jan 2023 12:05:02 -0500
From:   Joe Lawrence <joe.lawrence@...hat.com>
To:     Petr Mladek <pmladek@...e.com>,
        Marcos Paulo de Souza <mpdesouza@...e.de>
Cc:     Marcos Paulo de Souza <mpdesouza@...e.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, live-patching@...r.kernel.org,
        jpoimboe@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 0/4] livepatch: Add garbage collection for shadow
 variables

On 1/26/23 11:35, Petr Mladek wrote:
> 
> Josh accepted the idea in the end so we could actually push the entire
> patchset. I am not sure if anyone else would like to review it
> so I going to wait a bit longer.
> 
> Resume:
> 
> I am going to push the entire patchset the following week (Wednesday?)
> unless anyone asks for more time or finds a problem.
> 

Hi Petr,

Re docs: patches (3) and (4) change the klp_shadow_* API.  There should
be updates (and possibly examples) to
Documentation/livepatch/shadow-vars.rst.

Having this for v1/v2 would have made review a lot easier, though I
understand not wanting to waste cycles on documenting dead ends.

-- 
Joe