Re: [PATCH v5 13/15] livepatch: change to a per-task consistency model

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Subject	Re: [PATCH v5 13/15] livepatch: change to a per-task consistency model
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On Mon 2017-02-13 19:42:40, Josh Poimboeuf wrote:
> Change livepatch to use a basic per-task consistency model.  This is the
> foundation which will eventually enable us to patch those ~10% of
> security patches which change function or data semantics.  This is the
> biggest remaining piece needed to make livepatch more generally useful.
> 
> 
> Signed-off-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com>

Just for record, this last version looks fine to me. I do not see
problems any longer. Everything looks consistent now ;-)
It is a great work. Feel free to use:

Reviewed-by: Petr Mladek <pmladek@suse.com>

Thanks a lot for patience.

Best Regards,
Petr

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