On 3/25/21 3:30 AM, Miroslav Benes wrote: >> (PF_KTHREAD | PF_IO_WORKER) is open coded in soo many places maybe this is a >> silly question, but... >> >> If the livepatch code could use fake_signal_wake_up(), we could consolidate >> the pattern in klp_send_signals() with the one in freeze_task(). Then there >> would only one place for wake up / fake signal logic. >> >> I don't fully understand the differences in the freeze_task() version, so I >> only pose this as a question and not v2 request. > > The plan was to remove our live patching fake signal completely and use > the new infrastructure Jens proposed in the past. That would be great, I've actually been waiting for that to show up! I would greatly prefer this approach if you deem it suitable for 5.12, if not we'll still need the temporary work-around for live patching. -- Jens Axboe
