Re: [PATCH 1/2] x86/stacktrace: do not fail when regs on stack for ORC

From: Josh Poimboeuf
Date: Thu May 10 2018 - 08:49:23 EST


On Thu, May 10, 2018 at 02:33:03PM +0200, Jiri Slaby wrote:
> On 04/19/2018, 03:42 PM, Josh Poimboeuf wrote:
> > On Mon, Apr 16, 2018 at 05:16:53PM -0500, Josh Poimboeuf wrote:
> >> On Wed, Dec 20, 2017 at 08:07:17PM +0100, Jiri Slaby wrote:
> >>> On 12/20/2017, 06:45 PM, Josh Poimboeuf wrote:
> >>>> It might not be until 2018 though. But in the meantime you can go ahead
> >>>> and update your patches accordingly and then we can combine them for
> >>>> testing next year.
> >>>
> >>> I already did ;). So when you have that ready, I will send it on top
> >>> right after.
> >>
> >> Sorry for the delay... Here's a (lightly tested) patch. Can you test
> >> it with the latest version of your patches?
> >
> > This one actually compiles:
> >
> > From: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: [PATCH] x86/unwind/orc: Detect the end of the stack
>
> With this patch applied, livepatching never completes. Kthreads are in
> the unpatched state forever. I have no details yet.

Hm, I thought I had tested that, but now I'm not sure. Let me try it
again.

--
Josh