Re: [PATCHv7 1/3] kernel: add TAINT_LIVEPATCH

From: Miroslav Benes
Date: Wed Dec 17 2014 - 09:06:28 EST


On Tue, 16 Dec 2014, Seth Jennings wrote:

> This adds a new taint flag to indicate when the kernel or a kernel
> module has been live patched. This will provide a clean indication in
> bug reports that live patching was used.
>
> Additionally, if the crash occurs in a live patched function, the live
> patch module will appear beside the patched function in the backtrace.
>
> Signed-off-by: Seth Jennings <sjenning@xxxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Miroslav Benes <mbenes@xxxxxxx>

Thanks,
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Miroslav Benes
SUSE Labs
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