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On Mon, Feb 13, 2017 at 07:42:40PM -0600, Josh Poimboeuf wrote:
> diff --git a/kernel/sched/idle.c b/kernel/sched/idle.c
> index 6a4bae0..a8b3f1a 100644
> --- a/kernel/sched/idle.c
> +++ b/kernel/sched/idle.c
> @@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
>  #include <linux/mm.h>
>  #include <linux/stackprotector.h>
>  #include <linux/suspend.h>
> +#include <linux/livepatch.h>
>  
>  #include <asm/tlb.h>
>  
> @@ -264,6 +265,9 @@ static void do_idle(void)
>  
>  	sched_ttwu_pending();
>  	schedule_preempt_disabled();
> +
> +	if (unlikely(klp_patch_pending(current)))
> +		klp_update_patch_state(current);
>  }

Can someone explain this one? This is a very weird place to add things.
What was the expectation?