Re: [RFC 3/5] modules, x86: use vmalloc_exec for module core

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On Thu, Aug 18, 2022 at 03:42:16PM -0700, Song Liu wrote:
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/module.c b/arch/x86/kernel/module.c
> index 100446ffdc1d..570af623e28f 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/module.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/module.c
> @@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ int apply_relocate_add(Elf64_Shdr *sechdrs,
>  	bool early = me->state == MODULE_STATE_UNFORMED;
>  	void *(*write)(void *, const void *, size_t) = memcpy;
>  
> +	early = false;
>  	if (!early) {
>  		write = text_poke;
>  		mutex_lock(&text_mutex);

As per 88fc078a7a8f6 ("x86/module: Use text_poke() for late
relocations") I'm curious why we have to take the live patching
path now all the time?

  Luis




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