From: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@kernel.org>
To: Yafang Shao <laoar.shao@gmail.com>
Cc: jikos@kernel.org, mbenes@suse.cz, pmladek@suse.com,
joe.lawrence@redhat.com, song@kernel.org,
live-patching@vger.kernel.org,
Wardenjohn <zhangwarden@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v7 for-next 4/8] livepatch: Deprecate stack_order
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2026 17:29:03 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <apDWJIGt7utIr2oA@jpoimboe> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260825114641.80452-5-laoar.shao@gmail.com>
On Tue, Aug 25, 2026 at 07:46:37PM +0800, Yafang Shao wrote:
> stack_order is no longer needed for atomic-replace livepatches, as a
> single function can only be modified by a unique replace_set.
> Since this livepatch sysfs interface is mainly intended for kernel
> developers, backward compatibility does not need to be maintained.
>
> Signed-off-by: Yafang Shao <laoar.shao@gmail.com>
> Cc: Wardenjohn <zhangwarden@gmail.com>
> Acked-by: Song Liu <song@kernel.org>
> ---
> .../ABI/removed/sysfs-kernel-livepatch | 16 +++++++++++++
> .../ABI/testing/sysfs-kernel-livepatch | 9 -------
> kernel/livepatch/core.c | 24 -------------------
> 3 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 33 deletions(-)
> create mode 100644 Documentation/ABI/removed/sysfs-kernel-livepatch
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/removed/sysfs-kernel-livepatch b/Documentation/ABI/removed/sysfs-kernel-livepatch
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..fb6ff9c3b43e
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/Documentation/ABI/removed/sysfs-kernel-livepatch
> @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
> +What: /sys/kernel/livepatch/<patch>/replace
> +Date: Jun 2024
> +KernelVersion: 6.11.0
> +Contact: live-patching@vger.kernel.org
> +Description:
> + An attribute which indicates whether the patch supports
> + atomic-replace.
This part belongs in that other patch which removed it?
--
Josh
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-08-28 0:29 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 53+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-08-25 11:46 [PATCH v7 for-next 0/8] livepatch: Introduce replace set support Yafang Shao
2026-08-25 11:46 ` [PATCH v7 for-next 1/8] livepatch: Make klp_find_func() non static Yafang Shao
2026-09-08 14:24 ` Miroslav Benes
2026-08-25 11:46 ` [PATCH v7 for-next 2/8] livepatch: Call klp_init_patch_early() earlier Yafang Shao
2026-08-25 12:06 ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-25 12:11 ` Yafang Shao
2026-08-27 23:57 ` Josh Poimboeuf
2026-08-28 2:24 ` Yafang Shao
2026-09-08 14:24 ` Miroslav Benes
2026-08-25 11:46 ` [PATCH v7 for-next 3/8] livepatch: Implement replace set for scoped atomic replace Yafang Shao
2026-08-25 11:59 ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-25 12:10 ` Yafang Shao
2026-08-28 0:26 ` Josh Poimboeuf
2026-08-28 3:03 ` Yafang Shao
2026-08-28 3:39 ` Josh Poimboeuf
2026-08-28 5:42 ` Yafang Shao
2026-09-02 7:31 ` Replace rules: was: " Petr Mladek
2026-09-02 9:40 ` Yafang Shao
2026-09-02 11:50 ` Yafang Shao
2026-09-03 10:01 ` Petr Mladek
2026-09-06 2:58 ` Yafang Shao
2026-09-03 9:27 ` Petr Mladek
2026-09-03 21:18 ` Song Liu
2026-09-06 8:34 ` Yafang Shao
2026-09-09 12:32 ` Miroslav Benes
2026-09-09 18:45 ` Song Liu
2026-09-10 8:31 ` Miroslav Benes
2026-09-10 9:17 ` Yafang Shao
2026-09-10 21:59 ` Song Liu
2026-09-02 7:34 ` documentation: " Petr Mladek
2026-09-02 9:50 ` Yafang Shao
2026-09-03 7:30 ` Petr Mladek
2026-09-02 7:37 ` code cleanup: " Petr Mladek
2026-09-02 9:52 ` Yafang Shao
2026-08-25 11:46 ` [PATCH v7 for-next 4/8] livepatch: Deprecate stack_order Yafang Shao
2026-08-28 0:29 ` Josh Poimboeuf [this message]
2026-08-28 3:14 ` Yafang Shao
2026-09-02 12:01 ` Petr Mladek
2026-09-02 12:20 ` Yafang Shao
2026-08-25 11:46 ` [PATCH v7 for-next 5/8] selftests/livepatch: Adapt atomic replace tests to provides/obsoletes Yafang Shao
2026-08-28 0:31 ` Josh Poimboeuf
2026-08-28 3:56 ` Yafang Shao
2026-09-02 13:45 ` Petr Mladek
2026-09-03 3:23 ` Yafang Shao
2026-08-25 11:46 ` [PATCH v7 for-next 6/8] selftests/livepatch: Add provides/obsoletes test scenarios Yafang Shao
2026-09-02 15:15 ` Petr Mladek
2026-09-03 5:43 ` Yafang Shao
2026-08-25 11:46 ` [PATCH v7 for-next 7/8] selftests/livepatch: Add test for state ID conflict across provides Yafang Shao
2026-09-02 15:25 ` Petr Mladek
2026-09-03 5:44 ` Yafang Shao
2026-08-25 11:46 ` [PATCH v7 for-next 8/8] selftests/livepatch: Add test for function " Yafang Shao
2026-09-02 15:51 ` Petr Mladek
2026-09-03 5:48 ` Yafang Shao
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