Re: [PATCH 0/2] livepatch: introduce 'stack_order' sysfs interface to klp_patch

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On Wed, 2024-09-25 at 14:40 +0800, Wardenjohn wrote:
> As previous discussion, maintainers think that patch-level sysfs
> interface is the
> only acceptable way to maintain the information of the order that
> klp_patch is 
> applied to the system.
> 
> However, the previous patch introduce klp_ops into klp_func is a
> optimization 
> methods of the patch introducing 'using' feature to klp_func.
> 
> But now, we don't support 'using' feature to klp_func and make
> 'klp_ops' patch
> not necessary.
> 
> Therefore, this new version is only introduce the sysfs feature of
> klp_patch 
> 'stack_order'.

The approach seems ok to me, but I would like to see selftests for this
new attribute. We have been trying to add more and more selftests for
existing known behavior, so IMO adding a new attribute should contain a
new test to exercise the correct behavior.

Other than that, for the series:

 Acked-by: Marcos Paulo de Souza <mpdesouza@xxxxxxxx>

> 
> V1 -> V2:
> 1. According to the suggestion from Petr, to make the meaning more
> clear, rename
> 'order' to 'stack_order'.
> 2. According to the suggestion from Petr and Miroslav, this patch now
> move the 
> calculating process to stack_order_show function. Adding klp_mutex
> lock protection.
> 
> Regards.
> Wardenjohn.
> 






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