On Thu, Jun 01, 2023 at 12:30:50PM +0200, Peter Zijlstra wrote: > On Thu, Jun 01, 2023 at 01:12:56PM +0300, Mike Rapoport wrote: > > > +static void __init_or_module do_text_poke(void *addr, const void *opcode, size_t len) > > +{ > > + if (system_state < SYSTEM_RUNNING) { > > + text_poke_early(addr, opcode, len); > > + } else { > > + mutex_lock(&text_mutex); > > + text_poke(addr, opcode, len); > > + mutex_unlock(&text_mutex); > > + } > > +} > > So I don't much like do_text_poke(); why? Could you share why? I think the impementation sucks but conceptually it's the right idea - create a new temporary mapping to avoid the need for RWX mappings.