linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] livepatch: Skip task_call

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Message-ID: <Y+ysamkjezbZr/Tr@alley>
Date:   Wed, 15 Feb 2023 10:56:58 +0100
From:   Petr Mladek <pmladek@...e.com>
To:     Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...nel.org>
Cc:     live-patching@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Seth Forshee <sforshee@...italocean.com>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Song Liu <song@...nel.org>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        Joe Lawrence <joe.lawrence@...hat.com>,
        Miroslav Benes <mbenes@...e.cz>,
        Jiri Kosina <jikos@...nel.org>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] livepatch: Skip task_call_func() for current task

On Thu 2023-02-09 11:17:47, Josh Poimboeuf wrote:
> The current task doesn't need the scheduler's protection to unwind its
> own stack.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...nel.org>

I do not see any problem with it:

Reviewed-by: Petr Mladek <pmladek@...e.com>

Best Regards,
Petr