Re: [PATCH v2 0/2] ivepatch: Fix several bugs found during replace set implementation

On Thu, Aug 20, 2026 at 11:40 PM Josh Poimboeuf <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> On Wed, Aug 19, 2026 at 12:24:31PM +0200, Petr Mladek wrote:
> > On Sun 2026-08-16 17:04:40, Yafang Shao wrote:
> > > These fixes were found while implementing the replace set series [0].
> > > They are independent of that series and can be applied separately.
> > >
> > > Link: https://lore.kernel.org/live-patching/[email protected] [0]
> > >
> > > Changes:
> > > v1->v2:
> > > - minor improvements and acked-by (Song)
> > > - fix issues reported by sashiko
> > >
> > > v1: https://lore.kernel.org/live-patching/[email protected]/
> > >
> > > Yafang Shao (2):
> > >   livepatch: Fix wrong index in funcs cleanup error path
> >
> > This patch is against scripts/livepatch/init.c which is part of
> > klp-build framework. The klp-build-related changes usually
> > go via the "tip" tree by Josh.
> >
> > >   livepatch: Fix UAF of unregistered patch kobjects
> >
> > This patch is against the kernel/livepatch/* code. These changes
> > usually go via the "livepatching" tree by me.
> >
> > Honestly, I am not sure how to handle this situation.
> > Josh?
>
> The scripts/livepatch changes have tended to be tied to objtool, which
> is why they have gone through the tip tree.
>
> I'm open to suggestions or ideas.  We could possibly rename or move that
> scripts/livepatch directory (scripts/klp-build/?  tools/objtool/klp-build/?)
> if that makes the boundary less confusing.
>
> Or might there be some other maintainership model or way of splitting up
> the files?

My replace set series [0] touches both kernel/livepatch and
scripts/livepatch; I'm not sure whether that would cause conflicts.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/live-patching/[email protected]/
[0]

>
> In any case, I'll go ahead and queue up patch 1 for tip for now.

Thanks. I will send a new version excluding patch 1.

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Regards
Yafang