Re: [PATCH 2/2] ftrace: Adjust priority of ftrace module notifier

[Josh Poimboeuf]

On Fri, Jan 29, 2016 at 10:49:50AM -0500, Steven Rostedt wrote:
> On Fri, 29 Jan 2016 09:45:05 -0600
> Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> 
> > If we do that then I still think it would be a good idea to split up the
> > livepatch notifiers, with:
> > 
> > - INT_MAX-1 for coming so that relocations are all written before any
> >   other notifiers (besides ftrace) get a chance to run.
> > 
> > - INT_MIN-1 for going.  I don't have a good specific reason, but I think
> 
> Do you mean INT_MIN+1 ?

Er, yeah.

> 
> -- Steve
> 
> >   the symmetry will create less surprises and possibly fewer bugs if the
> >   module's patched state as seen by the other notifiers is the same for
> >   coming and going.
> > 
> 

-- 
Josh