Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH v4 07/12] livepatch: Add per-function applied/reverted state tracking marker

[Ross Lagerwall <ross.lagerwall@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On 9/28/19 4:13 PM, Pawel Wieczorkiewicz wrote:
> Livepatch only tracks an entire payload applied/reverted state. But,
> with an option to supply the apply_payload() and/or revert_payload()
> functions as optional hooks, it becomes possible to intermix the
> execution of the original apply_payload()/revert_payload() functions
> with their dynamically supplied counterparts.
> It is important then to track the current state of every function
> being patched and prevent situations of unintentional double-apply
> or unapplied revert.
> 
> To support that, it is necessary to extend public interface of the
> livepatch. The struct livepatch_func gets additional field holding
> the applied/reverted state marker.
> 
> To reflect the livepatch payload ABI change, bump the version flag
> LIVEPATCH_PAYLOAD_VERSION up to 2.
> 
> [And also update the top of the design document]
> 
> Signed-off-by: Pawel Wieczorkiewicz <wipawel@xxxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Andra-Irina Paraschiv <andraprs@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Bjoern Doebel <doebel@xxxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Martin Pohlack <mpohlack@xxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Acked-by: Julien Grall <julien.grall@xxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Ross Lagerwall <ross.lagerwall@xxxxxxxxxx>

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