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

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Message-ID: <20230127110848.rgjvzh3cqc5fepyj@daedalus>
Date:   Fri, 27 Jan 2023 08:08:48 -0300
From:   Marcos Paulo de Souza <mpdesouza@...e.de>
To:     Joe Lawrence <joe.lawrence@...hat.com>
Cc:     Petr Mladek <pmladek@...e.com>,
        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 Thu, Jan 26, 2023 at 12:05:02PM -0500, Joe Lawrence wrote:
> 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.

I forgot about shadow-vars.rst! This will be added on v3.

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

That's true. Next time I'll take care of the docs when the API changes. Thanks
for the reviews so far!

> 
> -- 
> Joe
>