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? > diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/ftrace.c b/arch/x86/kernel/ftrace.c > index aa99536b824c..d50595f2c1a6 100644 > --- a/arch/x86/kernel/ftrace.c > +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/ftrace.c > @@ -118,10 +118,13 @@ ftrace_modify_code_direct(unsigned long ip, const char *old_code, > return ret; > > /* replace the text with the new text */ > - if (ftrace_poke_late) > + if (ftrace_poke_late) { > text_poke_queue((void *)ip, new_code, MCOUNT_INSN_SIZE, NULL); > - else > - text_poke_early((void *)ip, new_code, MCOUNT_INSN_SIZE); > + } else { > + mutex_lock(&text_mutex); > + text_poke((void *)ip, new_code, MCOUNT_INSN_SIZE); > + mutex_unlock(&text_mutex); > + } > return 0; > } And in the above case it's actively wrong for loosing the _queue() thing.