linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4] arm64: Implement HAVE

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Message-ID: <aGLGf5feF4gT-dgR@arm.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2025 18:16:47 +0100
From: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>
To: Song Liu <song@...nel.org>
Cc: Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>, live-patching@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
	jpoimboe@...nel.org, jikos@...nel.org, mbenes@...e.cz,
	pmladek@...e.com, joe.lawrence@...hat.com, dylanbhatch@...gle.com,
	fj6611ie@...jp.fujitsu.com, mark.rutland@....com,
	kernel-team@...a.com, Suraj Jitindar Singh <surajjs@...zon.com>,
	Torsten Duwe <duwe@...e.de>, Breno Leitao <leitao@...ian.org>,
	Andrea della Porta <andrea.porta@...e.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4] arm64: Implement HAVE_LIVEPATCH

On Thu, Jun 26, 2025 at 07:55:28AM -0700, Song Liu wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 26, 2025 at 6:21 AM Will Deacon <will@...nel.org> wrote:
> > On Tue, Jun 17, 2025 at 10:37:34AM -0700, Song Liu wrote:
> > > This is largely based on [1] by Suraj Jitindar Singh.
> >
> > I think it would be useful to preserve at least some parts of the
> > original commit message here so that folks don't have to pull it out
> > of the list archives if they want to see more about the rationale.
> 
> The relevant message from the original commit message is:
> 
> Allocate a task flag used to represent the patch pending state for the
> task.
> 
> Shall I respin this patch to add this? Or maybe Catalin can add
> this while applying the patch?

Please repost with a more meaningful description and a justification why
a new thread flag is needed.

Thanks.

-- 
Catalin