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From:   Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86/alternatives: Disable KASAN on text_poke_early() in
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On Tue, Oct 10, 2023 at 12:10:56PM +0200, Peter Zijlstra wrote:

> That said, I don't particularly like the patch, I think it should, at
> the veyr least, cover all of apply_alternatives, not just
> text_poke_early().

kasan_arch_is_ready() is another option, x86 doesn't currently define
that, but that would allow us to shut kasan down harder around patching.
Not sure if it's worth the trouble though.