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SubjectRe: [PATCH v3 1/2] ftrace: disable preemption between ftrace_test_recursion_trylock/unlock()
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On 2021/10/14 下午5:13, Miroslav Benes wrote:
>> diff --git a/kernel/livepatch/patch.c b/kernel/livepatch/patch.c
>> index e8029ae..b8d75fb 100644
>> --- a/kernel/livepatch/patch.c
>> +++ b/kernel/livepatch/patch.c
>> @@ -49,14 +49,16 @@ static void notrace klp_ftrace_handler(unsigned long ip,
>>
>> ops = container_of(fops, struct klp_ops, fops);
>>
>> + /*
>> + *
>
> This empty line is not useful.
>
>> + * The ftrace_test_recursion_trylock() will disable preemption,
>> + * which is required for the variant of synchronize_rcu() that is
>> + * used to allow patching functions where RCU is not watching.
>> + * See klp_synchronize_transition() for more details.
>> + */
>> bit = ftrace_test_recursion_trylock(ip, parent_ip);
>> if (WARN_ON_ONCE(bit < 0))
>> return;
>> - /*
>> - * A variant of synchronize_rcu() is used to allow patching functions
>> - * where RCU is not watching, see klp_synchronize_transition().
>> - */
>> - preempt_disable_notrace();
>>
>> func = list_first_or_null_rcu(&ops->func_stack, struct klp_func,
>> stack_node);
>> @@ -120,7 +122,6 @@ static void notrace klp_ftrace_handler(unsigned long ip,
>> klp_arch_set_pc(fregs, (unsigned long)func->new_func);
>>
>> unlock:
>> - preempt_enable_notrace();
>> ftrace_test_recursion_unlock(bit);
>> }
>
> Acked-by: Miroslav Benes <mbenes@suse.cz>
>
> for the livepatch part of the patch.
>
> I would also ask you not to submit new versions so often, so that the
> other reviewers have time to actually review the patch set.
>
> Quoting from Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst:
>
> "Wait for a minimum of one week before resubmitting or pinging reviewers -
> possibly longer during busy times like merge windows."

Thanks for the Ack and suggestion, will take care from now on :-)

Regards,
Michael Wang

>
> Thanks
>
> Miroslav
>

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