Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/livepatching

Pull livepatching updates from Jiri Kosina:

 - handle 'infinitely'-long sleeping tasks, from Miroslav Benes

 - remove 'immediate' feature, as it turns out it doesn't provide the
   originally expected semantics, and brings more issues than value

* 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/livepatching:
  livepatch: add locking to force and signal functions
  livepatch: Remove immediate feature
  livepatch: force transition to finish
  livepatch: send a fake signal to all blocking tasks
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@ -33,6 +33,32 @@ Description:
An attribute which indicates whether the patch is currently in
transition.
What: /sys/kernel/livepatch/<patch>/signal
Date: Nov 2017
KernelVersion: 4.15.0
Contact: [email protected]
Description:
A writable attribute that allows administrator to affect the
course of an existing transition. Writing 1 sends a fake
signal to all remaining blocking tasks. The fake signal
means that no proper signal is delivered (there is no data in
signal pending structures). Tasks are interrupted or woken up,
and forced to change their patched state.
What: /sys/kernel/livepatch/<patch>/force
Date: Nov 2017
KernelVersion: 4.15.0
Contact: [email protected]
Description:
A writable attribute that allows administrator to affect the
course of an existing transition. Writing 1 clears
TIF_PATCH_PENDING flag of all tasks and thus forces the tasks to
the patched or unpatched state. Administrator should not
use this feature without a clearance from a patch
distributor. Removal (rmmod) of patch modules is permanently
disabled when the feature is used. See
Documentation/livepatch/livepatch.txt for more information.
What: /sys/kernel/livepatch/<patch>/<object>
Date: Nov 2014
KernelVersion: 3.19.0