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Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH v4 01/11] livepatch: Expand check for safe_for_reapply if livepatch has only .rodata.



On 09/20/2017 11:31 PM, Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk wrote:
If the livepatch has only .rodata sections then it is OK to also
apply/revert/apply the livepatch without having to worry about the
unforseen consequences.

See commit 98b728a7b235c67e210f67f789db5d9eb38ca00c
"livepatch: Disallow applying after an revert" for details.

Signed-off-by: Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@xxxxxxxxxx>
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Cc: Ross Lagerwall <ross.lagerwall@xxxxxxxxxx>


The patch looks OK, but what is the use case for a live patch with only .rodata?

Regards,
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Ross Lagerwall

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