Re: [PATCH] x86: make SMP locks handling interact properly with CONFIG_DEBUG_RODATA (2nd try)

Jeremy Fitzhardinge
2007-07-04T15:41:49Z

Jan Beulich wrote:
> Instead of suppressing the change of .text to become readonly, make
> the SMP locks patching code properly adjust/restore the page access
> rights.
>

I guess we'll need to do the same thing for paravirt_ops patching?

> On x86-64 additionally remove all mappings past the kernel image, and
> remove leftovers from the removal of the more general (but abandoned)
> SMP alternatives.
>

I'd already posted a patch to remove smp alternatives. I thought it had
been merged already, but I guess it's in Andi's queue.

J