Re: [PATCH] livepatch: Avoid hard lockup caused by klp_try_switch_task()

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> On Jan 31, 2025, at 21:39, Petr Mladek <pmladek@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> You got it right. I am afraid that it might create a livelock
> situation for the livepatch transition. I mean that the check
> might almost always break on systems with thousands of processes
> and frequently created/exited processes. It always has
> to start from the beginning.
> 
> Best Regards,
> Petr
True. It will easily raise the problem that some important process cannot successfully finish the target patch state and make the livepatch-fix unable to work on some key process(which may happen).  

If this happens, I am sure it would be a nightmare...

Best Regards,
Wardenjohn






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