Re: [PATCH v2 1/3] livepatch: Add force sysfs attribute

[Josh Poimboeuf]

On Thu, Aug 10, 2017 at 12:48:13PM +0200, Miroslav Benes wrote:
> +static ssize_t force_store(struct kobject *kobj, struct kobj_attribute *attr,
> +			   const char *buf, size_t count)
> +{
> +	/*
> +	 * klp_mutex lock is not grabbed here intentionally. It is not really
> +	 * needed. The race window is harmless and grabbing the lock would only
> +	 * hold the action back.
> +	 */
> +	if (!klp_transition_patch) {
> +		pr_info("no patching in progress, forced action ineffective\n");
> +		return -EINVAL;
> +	}
> +
> +	return -EINVAL;
> +}

I think this is really a minor issue, and the -EINVAL is enough.  As the
comment says, the race window is harmless.  So I'd say there's no need
to scare the user with a printk.

-- 
Josh