[PATCH v2 1/3] livepatch: Skip task_call_func() for current task

[Josh Poimboeuf]

The current task doesn't need the scheduler's protection to unwind its
own stack.

Tested-by: Seth Forshee (DigitalOcean) <sforshee@xxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Petr Mladek <pmladek@xxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
 kernel/livepatch/transition.c | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/kernel/livepatch/transition.c b/kernel/livepatch/transition.c
index f1b25ec581e0..4d1f443778f7 100644
--- a/kernel/livepatch/transition.c
+++ b/kernel/livepatch/transition.c
@@ -307,7 +307,11 @@ static bool klp_try_switch_task(struct task_struct *task)
 	 * functions.  If all goes well, switch the task to the target patch
 	 * state.
 	 */
-	ret = task_call_func(task, klp_check_and_switch_task, &old_name);
+	if (task == current)
+		ret = klp_check_and_switch_task(current, &old_name);
+	else
+		ret = task_call_func(task, klp_check_and_switch_task, &old_name);
+
 	switch (ret) {
 	case 0:		/* success */
 		break;
-- 
2.39.1