Re: [PATCH 3/3] livepatch: force transition process to finish

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On Thu, 18 May 2017, Libor Pechacek wrote:

> On Thu 18-05-17 14:00:43, Miroslav Benes wrote:
> [...]
> > Admin can do that now by writing 2 to force sysfs attribute in livepatch
> > sysfs directory. TIF_PATCH_PENDING is then cleared for all tasks and the
> > transition can finish successfully.
> [...]
> > --- a/include/linux/livepatch.h
> > +++ b/include/linux/livepatch.h
> > @@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
> >  
> >  /* values for sysfs force attribute */
> >  #define KLP_FORCE_FAKE		1
> > +#define KLP_FORCE_UNMARK	2
> 
> Again, needs documentation. I would consider using symbolic names instead of
> numbers, like /sys/power/state does, even more friendly. Possibility to read a
> list of available actions would help user space tools identify what is
> available in case the list grows in the future.

I like that! -> v2

Thanks,
Miroslav
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